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Doug Ford slams Stelco’s U.S. owner for supporting tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced $70 million on August 20, 2025, in Hamilton to fund training for workers hit by U.S. steel and aluminum tariffs.
The funding follows U.S. President Donald Trump's expansion of 50 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs, which Stelco's American owner, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves, supported.
Ford criticized Goncalves during a news conference, accusing him of neglecting Stelco's Ontario workers and urging the company to find a new owner.
Goncalves applauded the U.S. Commerce Department's move to add over 400 new steel and aluminum product categories to the 50 per cent tariff list, stating it protects the U.S. market from unfair imports.
Ford framed the $70 million investment and his criticism of Goncalves as efforts to defend Canadian workers and called for stronger government retaliation against U.S. tariffs.

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