Untested in court, Trump’s new tariffs on Canada raise legal questions
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President Donald Trump has initiated a trade conflict with Canada by imposing a 50% tax on $20 billion in goods. To enact these measures, the president invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, utilizing a 96-year-old statute that was previously so obscure that many trade lawyers were unaware it remained active.
The unprecedented application of Section 338 marks the first time this specific tariff authority has been used. Because it has never been deployed, the administration's new trade policy is entirely untested in court, immediately raising significant legal questions regarding its validity.
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CityNews Toronto (Toronto, Canada)Highlights the obscurity of the 96-year-old statute and the surprise among trade lawyers.
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