White House says 25 per cent steel tariffs would stack on others, as premiers in DC

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would be stacked on top of other levies on Canadian goods, says a White House official who confirmed the plan Tuesday on background. The news comes as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cautioned U.S. Vice-President JD Vance against Trump’s promised steel and aluminum levies, while Canadian premiers picked up the Team Canada mantle in Washington to push against Trump’s tariff threats. Trudeau and Vance are in Paris for a global summit on artificial intelligence. A senior government official said Trudeau spoke with the vice-president about…