Canada to target steel originating from China with new tariffs

The prime minister toured a steel manufacturing company in Hamilton before announcing a suite of measures to protect the Canadian steel industry OTTAWA — Steel originating in China will be subjected to higher tariffs to try and prevent steel dumping amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing global trade war, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. The prime minister toured a steel manufacturing company in Hamilton before announcing a suite of measures to protect the Canadian steel industry. Those include a new 25 per cent tariff on all steel products that contain metal melted and poured in China by the end…