Hamilton Mayor Andrea Horwath expresses deep concern over the potential 25% tariff on Canadian steel and aluminum imports, predicting severe economic damage to the city, a major steel producer. She highlights job losses, impact on local businesses, and calls for retaliatory measures against the US.
Coils of rolled steel are shown at the ArcelorMittal Dofasco facility in Hamilton, Ont., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. . Hamilton mayor Andrea Horwath appears on CP24.
Hamilton is Canada’s biggest steel producer and its two largest plants – ArcelorMittal Dofasco and Stelco – employ nearly 6,000 people in the city. “We can’t just sit back and let the president of the United States devastate our economy. I support fighting back against the tariffs. Whatever I think we need to be there, pushing for our economy.”
Speaking on CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ on Monday, Ford said the latest threatened tariffs amount to an attack on the “closest friends and allies” of the United States. The National Director of the United Steel Workers of Canada also reacted to the impending steel and aluminum tariffs Monday,In 2018 during his first term as president, Trump imposed 25 per cent tariffs on steel and 10 per cent tariffs on aluminum before later granting exceptions for Canada and Mexico.
Speaking at Leland Industries in Scarborough Monday, Bradford said his motion would offer relief to nearly 3,500 industrial businesses in Toronto.
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