This text is a translation of an article by CTV News
“We will oppose it. The final point, “said the minister, without giving more details. Trump on Wednesday evening promised on Truth Social that these customs duties would come into force on August 1.
In his message published on social networks, Trump described the metal as a material for the Ministry of Defense “, promising to strengthen the American copper industry so that it dominates the world.
“America will once again build a dominant copper industry. It is, after all, our golden age! ”
According to Natural Resources Canada, the United States was the largest copper importer in the country in 2023, representing 52 % of the total export value, followed by China and Japan. The same year, Canadian copper and copper products exports were estimated at $ 9.3 billion.
Chile, Canada and Peru represented more than 90 % of the United States refined copper imports last year, according to US Geological Survey.
“We are engaged in a tariff war every day and we defend ourselves,” said Ms. Joly to a group of journalists on Thursday morning in Vancouver.
She added that her team had not yet read the details of Mr. Trump’s plan, but that she had already maintained herself by phone with representatives of large mining companies Glencore and Teck Resources.