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A 50% U.S. Tariff Leaves a Canadian Paper Mill With Nothing to Print
· New York time
A century-old paper mill in Témiscaming, Quebec, is indefinitely closed after the United States imposed 50% tariffs on its products, putting hundreds of people out of work. Residents are fighting to save the town's major employer. The closure gives a concrete shape to a trade policy often discussed in the abstract. A tariff is imposed at the border, but its effects can reach a mill's operations and the people whose wages depend on them. In Témiscaming, the question is whether the community can preserve an employer that has been part of its life for generations. For U.S. readers, the story is also about the reach of an American trade decision into a neighboring economy. The tariff applies to the mill's products, while the consequences described in the town include lost jobs and a fight over its future. A policy designed and debated in one country can make an entire community in another wait for an answer. The paperwork at the border has a percentage. The workers facing an indefinite closure have a less tidy calculation: how to plan a household budget when the main employer is no longer operating.
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