Canada, Mexico reject linkage of steel and aluminum tariffs to NAFTA talks

The Trump administration’s efforts to use tariffs on steel and aluminum to force a NAFTA deal with Canada and Mexico will not only be ineffective but could lead Mexico to respond in kind, former officials and analysts told Inside U.S. Trade. Trump on March 8 signed sweeping proclamations imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum but said they will not immediately hit Canada and Mexico as the three NAFTA countries try to hammer out a deal. But he and his...