Canada said the US should be patient about determining whether to reimpose aluminum tariffs on imports, but says the country will retaliate if the US pulls the trigger.
At the heart of the tariff debate is the question of whether Canadian raw-aluminum imports have surged since tariffs were lifted in May 2019, contravening recent trade agreements. Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman said there has been an increase in the production of unalloyed, or raw, aluminum as producers have been forced to shift from value-added products amid a drop in demand during the pandemic.