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How the tariff battle between Canada and the United States will impact Canadians
aluminum imports and Canada prepares to hit back, experts say the dispute will make certain products more expensive for Canadians — but it’s not yet clear how awful the pain will be or how long it will last. Trump’s aluminum tariffs ‘absurd,’ Canada to hit back with measures worth $3.6B, Freeland says However, experts agree that reinstating the tariffs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic won’t help businesses already reeling from the economic impact of the global spread of COVID-19.“The pandemic, unfortunately, is not yet in our rear-view mirror,” said Scotty Greenwood, CEO of the Canadian-American Business Council.“You’ve got the humanitarian and the health crisis, you’ve got the economic calamity that’s coming.