Canadian business groups want action against steel, aluminum tariffs – National [Video]

Canada’s business advocacy groups are calling for government action following promised American tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum.

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to levy 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to his country beginning March 12.

Canadian Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Candace Laing said in a statement the move is “wrong on so many levels.”

A similar sentiment was echoed by Toronto Region Board of Trade president and CEO Giles Gherson, who said in a statement immediate action must be taken to “shore up our economy and Canada’s economic sovereignty.”

Gherson’s statement included a to-do list from the Toronto Region Board of Trade for the Canadian government in response to the tariffs, with one item being to impose counter-tariffs on the U.S. in order to protect Canadian steel and aluminum businesses’ home market.