• Company behind tariffs on Canadian aluminum confronts critics in Canada, U.S.

  Catherine Cobden, president of the Canadian Steel Producers Association, said steel exports to the U.S. are down by as much as 40 per cent since March, “so there’s no way anyone could assess what’s happening as being a surge.”

• Trudeau 'concerned' by U.S. threat of tariffs on Canadian aluminum and steel

  "What I can tell you, though, is there is absolutely no need for tariffs, especially now when we signed the USMCA, which is a very strong agreement for North American steel producers."

• Ottawa takes promised steps to prevent transshipments of aluminum, steel

  Ottawa is taking promised steps to prevent aluminum and steel from entering Canada as a way to circumvent trade measures that led to the U.S. lifting tariffs earlier this year.

• Canadian steel association ‘discouraged’ with move to increase use of U.S. steel in federal projects

  “Overall we are discouraged,” said Catherine Cobden, CSPA president. “It really is a step in the wrong direction between two countries that want to have fair and free trade.”

• How will Canada’s steel industry stack up against Trump’s new ‘Buy American’ quota?

  The head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association wants to be precise. New Made In American rules hurt, but not like the U.S. tariffs hurt steel producers.

• New Made In America rules hurt Canadian steel, but not like tariffs did

  Should Canada’s steel industry be gouged again by U.S. trade policies, the federal government would “vigorously defend” its interest.

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