# Hit by Trump tariffs, Quebec loses appetite for quick separation from Canada

https://mins.news/en/item/29193

- Reuters, 2026-08-22 10:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/hit-by-trump-tariffs-quebec-loses-appetite-quick-separation-canada-2026-08-22/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a897901c69d29000181c8b9

> After U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 50% tariffs on Canadian steel last June, a steel factory in predominantly French-speaking Quebec lost about a third of its bolt and fastener orders in less than a week. The tariff shock has also weakened Quebec’s appetite for a quick separation from Canada.

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