Canada collects $839M in steel and aluminum tariffs, but aid for sector mostly unspent

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland told an interviewer in Davos this week that if the U.S. drops its steel and aluminum tariffs, Canada will too, "30 seconds later." But until that happens, the tariffs remain lucrative: They raked in $839 million in the six months leading up to Dec. 31.