Industry Minister Melanie Joly said the federal government is in “solution mode” on measures to protect Canadian steel jobs after meeting Thursday with business and union leaders amid a doubling of U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.
The Canadian Steel Producers Association and union group leaders said they were visiting Ottawa to “urge” the federal government to respond after U.S. President Donald Trump increased his tariffs from 25 per cent to 50 per cent on Wednesday, specifically targeting imports of steel and aluminum products.
Joly said the newly increased tariffs are “illegal and unjustified, and that’s why we will continue to fight against them.”
“They’re a direct attack against our workers,” she told reporters after meeting with CEOs in the steel sector and labour representatives.
“We’re in solution mode, and our goal is to make sure that we are there to support the sector at a time when we know we have to have a stronger domestic …