Ottawa considering new retaliation to end U.S. tariff fight, source says

Little progress has been made in convincing Trump to kill steel and aluminium tariffs

Canada is considering new ways to retaliate against the United States in hope of getting steel and aluminum tariffs lifted.

A senior source with direct knowledge of the situation says Canada is considering launching consultations on whether it should increase its retaliatory tariffs.

The source says Canada is "going to have to refresh our retaliation to focus their mind."

Last June, the Trump administration introduced 25 per cent tariffs on imported steel and 10 per cent tariffs on imported aluminum.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland have both called the move illegal and unjust, and introduced $16.6-billion in retaliatory tariffs targeting everything from maple syrup in Maine to Bourbon in Kentucky.

Canada has aggressively lobbied the White House, as well as anyone who has influence with U.S. President Donald Trump in the hopes of getting the tariffs lifted...

This was excerpted from the 29 March 2019 edition of CBC News.