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Prime Minister Mark Carney says any future trade deal with the United States could include "some element of managed trade," including quotas, on softwood lumber exports. Carney's comments come after B.
Prime Minister announces package that includes caps on imported steel, prioritizing use of Canadian steel in government procurement, and $70 million to help steel workers get retrained.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce support for the Canadian steel industry, which has been clobbered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs, at an event in Hamilton, Ont., later this morning.
Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced a suite of targeted measures to stand behind Canada’s steel industry, protect Canadian careers, and invest in our homegrown industrial capacity to build Canada strong. Canada’s new government will:
Prime Minister takes additional trade measures after the steel industry made it clear it needs more protection from cheap metal flooding into the country
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The announcement at a Hamilton steel plant follows a similar press conference in Ottawa last month when Carney announced a first round of trade protections for Canadian steel mills as a response to United States President Donald Trump’s decision to raise tariffs on steel imports to 50 per cent from 25 per cent.
Prime Minister announces a package that includes caps on imported steel, prioritizing use of Canadian steel in government procurement, and $70 million to help steel workers get retrained.
Part of Carney’s success can be attributed to Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. last year. After Trump talked of imposing high tariffs on Canada, and mused about making the country a 51st U.S. state,