TARIFF OPPOSITION CONTINUES

NMMA

Jan 15, 2019

The bigger picture on the global trade wars is focused on the US and China situation but that was likely the origin of the U.S. Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminum that resulted in the imposition of a retaliatory 10% tariff by Canada’s federal government on a wide range of U.S. goods being imported into Canada.

A brief and misleading government announcement before Christmas gave false hope that the boat business would be spared but that was not correct. So…

Together the MTAs across Canada and NMMA are continuing their advocacy work on the tariffs. They will head to Ottawa on January 15th to meet with political staff in the offices of the Ministers of International Trade, Foreign Affairs, Finance Canada and Transport Canada to continue to advocate for compensation and the removal of the counter tariffs.

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