mo4ch:>Canada working to put pressure on Trump over metals tariffs – Trudeau | Mo4ch News

Ottawa is cooperating with politicians and businesses in the United States to make President Donald Trump scrap tariffs on its steel and aluminum, said Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum were rolled out by Washington in May, with Trump citing national security.“We have already been working with members of Congress, with governors, with business interests who are being affected negatively by these tariffs… to put pressure on the President that in the process of ratification, they (the United States) should remove those steel and aluminum tariffs,” Trudeau said during a televised question-and-answer session.Also on rt.comNew NAFTA: US inks trade agreement with Canada and Mexico at G20 summitAsked why he had signed the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) with the tariffs still in place, Trudeau said securing the deal “at a time of unpredictability and protectionism in the United States was a massive priority for all Canadians.” He adde…