Global Trade
August 31, 2026
AMU Summit: 'We need to bring back the adults in the room' on trade talks
Written by Stephanie Ritenbaugh
The heads of the Canadian and US aluminum trade associations are calling on leaders to cool off and return to tariff negotiations.
The remarks came during a panel at the AMU Aluminum Summit in Atlanta last week, shortly after talks between the US and Canada fell apart. The US imposed new levies of 50% on nearly CA$28 billion of Canadian goods. Canada moved to match those tariffs.
