As President Trump announces tariffs on goods traveling between Canada and the US, border mayors and government officials are mobilizing to address the potential economic fallout. Ken Boshcoff, mayor of Thunder Bay, emphasizes the importance of the Canada-US trading relationship and calls for a swift resolution to the trade conflict. Charla Robinson, president of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, warns that the tariffs, particularly on lumber, could severely impact the local economy.
THUNDER BAY — President Donald Trump has announced several tariffs will be imposed on goods travelling the Canada -U.S. border starting Tuesday.
Boshcoff explained that the border mayors’ groupings are all writing letters asking for a quick resolution to the possible trade conflict. “I think the American mayors understand, as well as anyone, that we’re friends. We value each other, they value us as tourists, we value them as tourists, but on the harder economic side, we need each other as trading partners both for raw materials and for finished product,” said Boshcoff.
Charla Robinson, the president of the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce, said with 13 per cent tariffs already on lumber because of the ongoing softwood lumber dispute, these tariffs will be an additional 25 per cent on top and rise to about 38 per cent. Robinson added while the city waits to see how things roll out, there is also definitely the expectation that community businesses will feel some pain from the tariffs.
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