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MNI BRIEF: Canada Should Consider Aluminum Export Tax- Legault

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MNI (OTTAWA) - Canada should consider an export tax on products such as aluminum in retaliation to any U.S. tariffs, the leader of the country's main producer of that metal told reporters Wednesday ahead of meetings with lawmakers in Washington.

“We should consider also putting exportation tariffs on products like aluminum where they really need us,” Quebec Premier Francois Legault said. Canadian officials have also considered an export tax on energy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later told reporters in Brussels that during a brief meeting with J.D. Vance he reminded the U.S. vice president his home state of Ohio relies on imports of Canadian products, including metals. “Canada will respond as appropriate in a calibrated but extremely strong way,” Trudeau said when asked about Donald Trump's tariff threats. (See: MNI INTERVIEW: Trump Canada Threats Amount To A 10% Tariff)

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MNI (OTTAWA) - Canada should consider an export tax on products such as aluminum in retaliation to any U.S. tariffs, the leader of the country's main producer of that metal told reporters Wednesday ahead of meetings with lawmakers in Washington.

“We should consider also putting exportation tariffs on products like aluminum where they really need us,” Quebec Premier Francois Legault said. Canadian officials have also considered an export tax on energy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later told reporters in Brussels that during a brief meeting with J.D. Vance he reminded the U.S. vice president his home state of Ohio relies on imports of Canadian products, including metals. “Canada will respond as appropriate in a calibrated but extremely strong way,” Trudeau said when asked about Donald Trump's tariff threats. (See: MNI INTERVIEW: Trump Canada Threats Amount To A 10% Tariff)