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Canada has started complaining to the World Trade Organization President Donald Trump It will administer 25% of the mandate on automobile imports from neighboring countries.
The World Trade Group said Canada called for consultations on Thursday as the first step to launch a formal WTO trade dispute.
“Canada has called for a dispute consultation with the US and the US on measures that impose a 25% obligation on automobiles and auto parts,” the WTO said Monday.
The complaint alleges that Trump's actions violated previous legal agreements based on a general tariff and trade agreement, and the country has established rules governing the way the country uses tariffs on its trading partners. The system was created to prevent trade wars, particularly at a time when the country entered a cycle of retaliation tariffs.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters was depicted in Geneva on February 5th, 2024. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
“Canada argues that this measure is inconsistent with US obligations under various provisions of the General Contract on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994,” the organization continued.
Candace Laing, president and CEO of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that Trump's tariff measures were a “disquiet decision” and called for negotiations with the US government.
“The desire to address unfair trading practices and make transformative changes to global trading orders requires multilateral collaboration rather than unilateral action,” Laing said. “At this moment, the G7 government should prioritize negotiation and exclusion, particularly urging the US to work with G7 partners to work with the US in search of alternative routes to recent tariff measures targeting G7 countries.”
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President Donald Trump will speak at his Oval Office on March 26, 2025. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The WTO stated consultation Allow Canada The United States resolves disputes without proceeding with litigation. However, if the solution is not reached within 60 days, the petitioner may request a panel award.
Last Thursday, the Canadian consultation request imposed a 25% tariff on steel and aluminum a month after launching another WTO complaint against the US.
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Canada has begun complaining to the WTO over Trump's car rates under Mark Kearney's new leadership. (Artur widak/Nurphoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)
China also filed a complaint with the WTO last Friday. On the same day, they retaliated against Trump's February tariffs by imposing a 34% collection on US goods.
The US responded to China's retaliation by threatening additional 34% collection on Chinese imports and raised the country's total tariff to 70%.
In a statement, China's Commerce Department said US tariffs were “typical acts of unilaterality, protectionism and economic bullying” that violated WTO rules.
It remains unclear how the US government will approach the demand for consultation. According to the Wall Street Journal, the organization's mechanisms for resolving trade disputes have not been working since Trump's first term.
Trump also said on Sunday that he has no intention of doing business with countries like China. Trade deficit It will be resolved.
Greg Norman of Fox News contributed to this report.
