TORONTO ¨C Canada¡¯s retaliation against U.S. President Donald Trump¡¯s steel and aluminum tariffs includes proposed duties on maple syrup, a nod to a national symbol and a powerful industry in the French-speaking province of Quebec that could hurt producers in Maine.
While small in dollar value, the tariff shows how Canada¡¯s retaliation has turned a dispute over metals into a broader conflict, touching many sectors.
Quebec, Canada¡¯s second-largest province by population, accounted for about 72 percent of the world¡¯s production in 2017, but U.S producers were eating into Canada¡¯s market share.
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