Are Canadian jobs any safer than before Trump’s tariffs were struck down?
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Canada's weakened job market shouldn't expect relief after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that some of President Donald Trump's tariff policies are illegal, experts say.
Canada’s weakened job market shouldn’t expect relief after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that some of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are illegal, experts say.
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down the tariffs Trump had imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEPPA) over what he said were national emergencies linked to fentanyl trafficking in North America and international trade deficits, the latter of which led to so-called “reciprocal” tariffs against dozens of nations.
“This ruling exposes how abusive and legally flawed the IEEPA tariffs were, but Canadian workers should not mistake this for a victory,” said Unifor national president Lana Payne in a written statement.
“The risk to Canadian jobs remains severe, with the potential to even increase if Trump looks for new ways to impose tariffs or target Canadian jobs and investment.”
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling did not change the sectoral tariffs Trump has imposed and which have caused Canada’s economic growth to slow, spurring layoffs and uncertainty in sectors like steel and aluminum, lumber, autos and automotive parts.
The tariffs on those sectors were not struck down, and on Friday afternoon, Trump warned of more global tariffs of 10 per cent to come, though details remain thin.
That uncertainty means little relief for businesses and workers.
“The new level of uncertainty that we are entering into will be very damaging for trade, I think,” says Jean Simard, president and CEO of the Aluminum Association of Canada.
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