Trudeau warns that he may skip the USMCA summit on the United States’ tariff threat, the pandemic

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At a press conference near Ottawa, Trudeau said his government was still in contact with US officials during the summit scheduled for July 8-9, which will be held to celebrate the recently implemented Agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada.

“Obviously we are concerned about the proposed issue of tariffs on aluminum and steel that Americans have recently brought up. We are also concerned about the health situation and the reality of the coronavirus that still affects our three countries, “he said.

Trudeau later noted that talks with US officials included discussions about the status of the coronavirus outbreak, which has worsened in recent weeks.

The announcement comes amid reports that the United States is pressuring Canada to impose quotas on its aluminum exports or risk re-imposition of a 10 percent tariff.

Washington had imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum for national security reasons before lifting them in 2019 on the condition that they could be reintroduced “in the event that imports of aluminum or steel products increase significantly beyond historical trade volumes over a period of time. ”

U.S. Trade Representative Robert LighthizerRepublican Senator Robert (Bob) Emmet Lighthizer warns that a quick vote on the new NAFTA would be a “big mistake.” Pelosi questions the agreement with the USMCA in 2019. He said during a Senate Finance Committee hearing last month that there have been recent spikes in imported steel and aluminum, “substantially from Canada, some from Mexico.”

Trudeau warned against levying Canadian exports, saying the tariffs could end up hurting American manufacturers.

“We have obviously listened to the reflections and proposals of the United States [that] perhaps there should be more tariffs on aluminum, “he said Monday.” What we are simply highlighting is that the United States needs Canadian aluminum. They do not produce enough aluminum, not even close to aluminum in the United States, to meet their domestic manufacturing needs. “