Modifying the Scope of Products of Canada Subject to the Additional Duties Imposed To Offset Canadian Discrimination Against the Commerce of the United States With Respect to Alcoholic Beverages

A new presidential proclamation modifies the scope of tariffs on Canadian alcoholic beverages, tariffs that were themselves imposed to punish Canada for allegedly discriminating against U.S. booze sales.

The backstory: duties were imposed in July, suspended for three days in August after Canada promised to fix things, then reinstated when Canada allegedly reneged within that window. Senior executive branch officials — unnamed, as ever — now say adjusting which products get hit will still 'offset the burden' while 'better serving the public interest,' the kind of phrase that means whatever the next paragraph needs it to mean.

The proclamation cites Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930, a Depression-era tool being used with notable enthusiasm nearly a century later.

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