Verheul: Canada stands ready to retaliate against Section 232 tariffs

U.S. claims that aluminum exports from Canada have been surging into the U.S. are baseless, Steve Verheul, a senior Canadian trade official, said this week, adding that Ottawa was considering a range of retaliatory options if Section 232 tariffs are imposed. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer told senators last month that the administration was concerned about “surges in steel and aluminum, substantially from Canada, some from Mexico.” The U.S. in May 2019 agreed to remove Section 232 tariffs on steel...