President Donald Trump pledged to restore his tariff regime after setbacks in the Supreme Court and other legal challenges. Now, he’s doing it — but not in the blustery, fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants,

Ottawa, June 4 -- Canada will extend key tariff measures on steel and aluminium imports for another year, as the government seeks to protect domestic producers and workers from global trade distortions and excess manufacturing capacity.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said vehicles assembled in Canada already meet the proposed threshold on average.

The administration has settled on a more legally and politically durable way to impose tariffs, but some say the focus on forced labor laws is merely a pretext for protectionism.

OTTAWA--Canada has formally asked the U.S. and Mexico that the present North American trade treaty be renewed for another 16 years, while pursuing talks on relief from hefty U.S. tariffs on steel, automobiles and aluminum.

The Trump administration plans to impose new tariffs on dozens of trading partners, including Canada, over allegations the countries are allowing goods produced by forced labour into their supply chains.

The United States is proposing a new 10-per-cent tariff on Canada and other trading partners in an attempt to rebuild a tariff regime that was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court earlier this year,

Canada is asking the U.S. and Mexico to renew the current Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) for another 16 years as negotiations move forward.