AED Argues Against U.S.-Canada Trade War
By
Metal Center News Staff on
Jan 31, 2025
President Donald Trump announced plans to impose 25 percent tariffs on USMCA partners Canada and Mexico. He also announced plans for additional 10 percent tariffs on Chinese products.
In response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada would respond with trade measures directed at the United States.
The Associated Equipment Distributors delivered letters to both leaders urging the nations to refrain from imposing tariffs on imported goods from each country.
In the correspondence, AED’s President & CEO Brian P. McGuire reiterated the importance of the U.S.-Canadian strong cross-border relationship and the integrated nature of our economies. “The equipment sector is by nature, an international industry, and there’s no stronger bond than that between the United States and Canada,” McGuire wrote to both leaders. "AED encourages greater collaboration and cooperation that results in shared prosperity without imposing harmful tariffs detrimental to both countries.”