Canada steel, aluminum plants lay off workers due to US tariffs
- Point to Point Parcel in Point Roberts will close on April 19 due to the tariff war, confirming that the impact of tariffs is more severe than COVID-19, according to co-owner Beth Calder.
- Eascan Automation Inc. Laid off about a third of its employees amid a 25 percent drop in business due to trade war uncertainty, as stated by the company.
- Loren Remillard, president of the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce, noted that most members foresee or already feel the impacts of U.S. Tariffs on Canadian goods.
- Businesses related to exports, like Eascan, are likely to suffer, according to Loren Remillard, who emphasized the widespread economic impact of the tariffs.
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Tariffs, trade and the trouble with Trump’s steel and aluminum gambit in Hampton Roads
The shipyards of Hampton Roads have long been the pride of American industry — steel giants rising along the water, powering not just the U.S. Navy but the regional economy of coastal Virginia. But President Donald Trump’s decision to impose a 25% tariff on imported Canadian steel and a 25% tariff on aluminum threatens to rust the very foundation of this legacy. While framed as a “pro-America” policy, these tariffs reveal a fundamental misunders…
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