Canada to retaliate against U.S. aluminum tariffs: Deputy PM Freeland

[August 07, 2020]  OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. President Donald Trump's move on Thursday to reimpose 10% tariffs on some Canadian aluminum products, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement.

“In response to the American tariffs, Canada intends to swiftly impose dollar-for-dollar countermeasures,” Freeland said, calling the tariffs "unwarranted and unacceptable."

Trump announced the punitive measures earlier on Thursday to protect U.S. industry from a "surge" in imports, drawing ire from Ottawa and some U.S. business groups.

(Reporting by Julie Gordon in Ottawa; Editing by Tom Hogue)

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