The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition that President Donald Trump has suggested he might impose more tariffs on Canada if a new trade deal is not reached. The Globe's Adriam Morrow and Steven Chase write that this warning comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney said an agreement might not be possible by their Aug. 1 deadline, as the trade war approaches the five-month mark. On Friday Mr. Trump said: "We haven't really had a lot of luck with Canada. I think Canada could be one where there's just a tariff, not really a negotiation. We don't have a deal with Canada." Also on Friday, the BC Lumber Trade Council announced that the U.S. Commerce Department is increasing anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood from 7.66 per cent to 20.56 per cent. The BCLTC called the higher tariffs unjustified and harmful. McMillan partner William Pellerin said Mr. Trump's comments on Friday may be an effort to extract further concessions from Canada. Today, most softwood producers are paying countervailing and anti-dumping duties that total 14.4 per cent. That rate will climb with Friday's notice of higher anti-dumping duties and is expected to increase further after the U.S. announces higher countervailing duties in several weeks.
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