OTTAWA – A week ago, North America’s largest aluminum smelter announced that it would invest $1 billion in its Sept-Îles, Quebec, plant. On Monday, President Donald J. Trump <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;imposed a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian steel and aluminum&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/poilievre-promises-to-build-new-arctic-military-base&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/poilievre-promises-to-build-new-arctic-military-base" target="_blank">imposed a 25-per-cent tariff on all Canadian steel and aluminum</a> going to the U.S., including from Canada.

About 60 per cent of aluminium used in the U.S. comes from Quebec, but President Trump just whacked it with a 25-per-cent tariff.{ai:summary}<p>North America’s largest aluminum smelter plans to invest $1 billion in its Sept-Îles, Quebec, facility. However, President Trump has imposed a 25% tariff on all Canadian steel and aluminum exports to the U.S. </p><p>#economy</p>

Quebec, supplier of most of America's aluminum, finds itself in Trump's crosshairs

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