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Sask. NDP launches campaign, new website urging support for local businesses amid tariff threats

  • Saskatchewan's NDP Leader Carla Beck emphasized the need for local products amid U.S. President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, calling for job creation in the steel industry.
  • The NDP launched a local shopping campaign and a new website, shopsk.ca, to support Saskatchewan businesses threatened by potential tariffs.
  • Mark Diakiw, general manager of SaskMade, reported a significant increase in sales, stating that shopping local benefits the community economy and helps families.
  • NDP Leader Carla Beck emphasized the need for homegrown solutions and increased domestic production to address potential tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump.
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The confirmation by Donald Trump, president of the United States of the new tariffs on steel and aluminum that will fall in Argentina, has set alert in the local companies that export to that destination 60% of their production and the guilds measure the risk in the employment. The companies of the industry are Aluar (2,142 workers), Tenaris (6,500), Ternium (5,200), Acindar (2,341), Sipar Gerdau (500-1,000), Acerbrag (650) and Aceros Zapla (250…

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The steel industry warned that the import tariff hike applied by the United States is understandable in the case of unfair trade but pointed out that Argentina is a “trustworthy and complementary supplier” for US activity, so it should not be achieved. “We share the concern for unfair trade, but the response must be coordinated: Argentina is a reliable and complementary supplier for US industry,” said the entity in a statement.

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Saskatoon Star Phoenix broke the news in Saskatoon, Canada on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.
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