The Peru Gazette

“Reinstating the 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum right in the middle of a pandemic was an ill-advised course of action. As the Co-Chair of the Canada-U.S. Committee on the Council of State Government’s East, I introduced a resolution that was unanimously passed to rescind this decision which we knew would have detrimental effects not only on our regional economy but on our overall economic relationship with Canada,” said Assemblyman Billy Jones (D-Chateaugay Lake) The United States’ decision to reverse course on these imposed tariffs is most certainly welcomed news as the North Country regional economy relies greatly on our relationship with Canada. I welcome the continued progress that the North Country Chamber of Commerce has made in bringing in new businesses to the manufacturing cluster, here in the North Country, and I am hopeful this decision will only further their efforts.”