Steel and aluminum sectors ‘struggling’ amid Trump’s tariff expansion, says Joly | Power & Politics

The federal government has introduced a new tariff support package for the hardest-hit industries in Canada's trade war with the U.S., announcing $1.5 billion in new loans and grants for the steel, aluminum and copper sectors. Industry Minister Mélanie Joly tells Power & Politics this funding comes in response to the White House’s expansion of Section 232 tariffs. Plus, the head of the Canadian Steel Producers Association, Catherine Cobden, says Turmp’s ‘tariffication’ is ‘taking its toll’ on industry.

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