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Justin Trudeau: “The US recently decided to put 50% tariffs on Canadian…”

Featuring: Justin Trudeau, Liberal | Prime Minister of Canada | International

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Canada was almost driven into China's arms by U.S. economic coercion, Trudeau says

Published | Video Starts at 04:31

Massive amounts of hydroelectricity, access to the raw materials meant that we are a strong, clean, reliable supplier of aluminum that America, the United States would buy massively from US. Well, The US recently decided to put 50% tariffs on Canadian aluminum. And though suddenly the Americans weren't buying aluminum from Canada anymore, they were looking to try to increase their own production, which is not easy to do because electricity is so expensive in the States and not as clean. (04:31–04:36)

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Asserts that the US imposed 50% tariffs on Canadian aluminum.

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