US border tax: ‘Little support,’ Carr says, ‘Not happening,’ says Dem; what now?
WASHINGTON — Canadians concerned about the idea of a tariff-like tax being imposed on all U.S. imports might be pleased to learn the policy faces huge opposition in Washington.
That’s the message being taken away from a Washington visit by Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr.
A series of meetings this week with lawmakers, administration officials, and business people have raised questions about whether that import tax has any chance of passing in an upcoming omnibus tax bill.
“There was very little support for it,” Carr told reporters Thursday.