The federal government is welcoming the U.S. decision to drop tariffs on Canadian aluminum imports — but warns it's prepared to impose retaliatory measures if necessary. Earlier today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would unveil retaliatory measures to counter "unjust" American aluminum tariffs this afternoon. $3.6B in counter-duties plannedThe government had said during the summer that unless the U.S. dropped its latest round of aluminum tariffs, Canada would impose $3.6 billion in counter-measures. "Canadian aluminum does not undermine U.S. national security. Canadian aluminum strengthens U.S. national security, and has done so for decades through unparalleled co-operation between our two countries," she said in August.

Source: CBC News September 15, 2020 13:11 UTC