Quebec/Legault threatens export tariffs on Aluminum (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 4 months ago by humanspiral@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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He should also put export tariffs on electricity to lower demand/price of PQ electricity (or subsidize their electricity from tariff proceeds) that is main cost of aluminum production. Buying a strategic reserve of Aluminum will keep factories open, and allow better deals/pricing for "allies" or new friends, or later dumping on US when they end the trade war.

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[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 9 points 4 months ago

I think Ford's export tariffs are still threatened retaliation. Politeness level from US increased yesterday after back down. If all tariffs are removed other than dairy on April 2, then its a win. Rhetoric backdown isn't catastrophic if and only if the other side stops amplifying the extortion.

[-] hddsx@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago

Hi, American here.

It’s not a win until the US removes all tariffs, including on dairy. His reason for that is bullshit too.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

Dairy exports from Canada are very low. If Trump gets to boast that "he singlehandedly saved the US dairy industry" without any retaliation, then its a nothing burger where politics crying over the nothing burger will help distract from all of the other pillaging of America he plans.