Canada Races to Avert 50% Tariffs as August 19 Deadline Looms

Canada’s trade negotiators are in a final sprint to avert 50% tariffs on hundreds of Canadian exports, scheduled to hit August 19 under the never‑before‑used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and chief negotiator Janice Charette are in Washington this week, huddling with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to hammer out a deal that would also provide relief from existing Section 232 levies on lumber, aluminum, and...