A lawsuit challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs targeting Canada has been filed in the United States Court of International Trade.
The lawsuit, filed today by the non-profit Liberty Justice Center on behalf of U.S. food importer Gellert Global Group, argues Trump’s use of a Depression-era trade statute exceeds his power as president.
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Trump used Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to slap an array of Canadian goods with a 50 per cent levy after trade talks broke down in August.
The same statute was used the following month to ban the import of other Canadian goods, including motorcycles and some alcohol and dairy products.
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Liberty Justice Center CEO Sara Albrecht says in a news release that no president should have the power to pull a dormant statute off the shelf and use it to impose sweeping tariffs or import bans.
The lawsuit asks the court to declare the tariffs unlawful and order a refund.
That is a great idea!
Sue the government for adding new fee’s and taxes and say it is illegal…
Why didn’t I think of that?
We should all sue Carney for refunds on the illegal reciprocal tariff’s that were applied to CUSMA protected items up until about 12 days before the election.
That was illegal and violated the CUSMA agreement.
No crystal ball, drug boats blown out of water, Venezuela pm kidnapped and hogtied like pig, iran bombed into stone age( didn’t have far to go), MAYBE HOPEFULLY A SURPRISE FOR canada one day
It’s unbelievable to me that Canadians believe everything Carney and here in BC eBay say . All they do is blame trump but can’t come up with their own ideas how to fix the mess they got us into . It’s pathetic
trump will be pardoned by the next prez in his party like Nixon was so he won’t die in prison like he deserves to.
I want Trump to roll over the tanks. Make Canada the 51st state and great again!
Jeff. The case is seeking an order to eliminate the tariffs and to refund the amounts paid in duties to the Americans that paid them.
trump is hated in his own country now but USA bots worry about Canada not liking him?
A refund? Why not order him to remove all tariffs altogether.
When your FLIPING LIKE FISH OUT OF WATER DO SWALLOW…little trump…YOUR A OLD boy…Can’t wait to Your GONE…LOSER!!!!!!!!!
Not at all buttercup.
Socket 2 ’em.
@ F U :
This article is about a US lawsuit against the orange’s unjustified tarrifs, not Alberta!!!!
Most of canada agrees with questions 1 to 9, time to change things.
Ali
Imagine thinking the President has king-like powers over the U.S. Constitution. Article I, Section 8 explicitly gives Congress—not the President—the sole authority to regulate foreign commerce and set tariffs. Trump can sign whatever piece of paper he wants, but the moment he tries to unilaterally dismantle a federal statute passed by Congress, the courts will freeze it instantly. It’s called the separation of powers, and ‘lawfare’ is literally built into the system to stop exactly this
So why don’t you seize all of Mark Carney’s investments in the states in real estate …!!
Ali,
Didn’t Alberta vote to get rid of you?
Yawn. No doubt the elbows up types will think lawfare will save them. It won’t. Trump can kill CUSMA and no lawfare can stop it. “If we’re not at the table. We’re on the menu”. Get busy Carney. Or do you just keep gaslighting Canada? You’re a malignant tumour.
I want youngsters
That’s what you call a rational excuse for being guilty of corruption coupled with fraud.
Almost every negative thing that has happened to the world is the last 2 years is because of Trump but he likes too blame everyone else for his failures , his only accomplishment so far is starting a war he couldn’t finish
Trump’s you’re a bold-faced liar because you know what you would never allow this. You wouldn’t allow us Canadians to rip you off so don’t sit up there and lie. But you’re a narcissist so you have no other choice but to lie because of the demons that you have in you
Hope you win!