Insights and Stories on Retaliatory Tariffs

China begins anti-dumping probe into Canadian canola

Sep. 9, 2024 at 9:38 am CDT

China announced on Monday the start of a one-year anti-dumping investigation into imports of canola from Canada, just weeks before Ottawa's 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other products come into force.

EV tariffs raise Chinese retaliation worries

Aug. 30, 2024 at 3:38 pm CDT

By Sean Pratt

Canada may unveil retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods Tuesday

Sep. 14, 2020 at 8:06 pm CDT

By Reuters

Trump calls off tariffs after Mexico vows to tighten borders

Jun. 8, 2019 at 9:20 am CDT

By Diego Ore Roberta Rampton

U.S. boosts trade pact’s outlook lifting tariffs on Canadian, Mexican metals

May. 17, 2019 at 5:00 pm CDT

By David Lawder Steve Scherer

Trudeau says prefers to avoid COOL retaliation on U.S.

Dec. 10, 2015 at 3:16 am CST

Ottawa | Reuters –– Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday he would prefer not to apply sanctions against the U.S. over a meat labeling dispute, but at the same time warned that he would stand up for Canada’s farmers. Earlier this week, the World Trade Organization authorized an annual retaliation […]

By Reuters

WTO dials back Canada’s COOL retaliation

Dec. 7, 2015 at 2:17 pm CST

Canada will be able to take only about a third of the revenge it asked the World Trade Organization to authorize over the United States’ country-of-origin labelling (COOL) law. An arbitration panel of the WTO’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) ruled Monday that Canada and Mexico may now ask the DSB […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. senators ponder voluntary COOL for beef, pork

Jun. 25, 2015 at 7:53 pm CDT

Considering a repeal for a meat label law ruled offside by world trade regulators, members of the U.S. Senate’s ag committee are also asking aloud if a voluntary label law for beef and pork would do. At the agriculture committee’s hearings Thursday in Washington, D.C., chairman Pat Roberts told senators […]

By Staff

WTO booked to hear Canada’s COOL tariff case

Jun. 4, 2015 at 5:22 pm CDT

The World Trade Organization’s Dispute Settlement Body is set to hear Canada’s request in just under two weeks for revenge against the U.S. over country-of-origin labelling (COOL). Canada on Thursday filed its request for authorization of retaliatory tariffs, to be considered at a DSB meeting on June 17, the federal […]