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Talks with Americans helped Canada avoid extra Trump tariffs: Saskatchewan premier

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 04 Apr, 2025 01:06 PM
  • Talks with Americans helped Canada avoid extra Trump tariffs: Saskatchewan premier

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he remains concerned with U.S. tariffs on Canadian products but thinks talking withAmerican officials helped Canada avoid a worse outcome.

Moe says U.S. President Donald Trump's decision not to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada puts the country in a better position than others nations.

He and other Canadian leaders have been travelling to Washington, D.C., in recent months to make the case that levies on Canada harms Americans.

Trump has imposed sweeping tariffs on countries in a move he says is meant to generate revenue and encourage companies to do more manufacturing in the U.S.

Canada was not hit with those broad levies, but U.S. tariffs of 25 per cent still apply to Canadian steel, aluminum and automobiles.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has said Ottawa is retaliating with matching tariffs on all vehicles that don't comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, along with any non-Canadian content in compliant vehicles.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 4, 2025.

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