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Steel and Aluminum Industry

In question period, members raised the announcement by Cleveland-Cliffs, the U.S. company that acquired Stelco, that it is laying off about 500 Canadian steelworkers. Don Davies of the NDP said the company had broken commitments made when the takeover was approved and asked the government to protect Canadian steel jobs. Karim Bardeesy of the Liberals agreed the move betrayed workers and said the Minister of Industry has given the company five business days to present a plan to protect union jobs in Canada.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Don Davies

NDP
“An American company broke its promises and is firing 500 Canadian steelworkers at Stelco. Steel is vital to our economy and security. I want the government to protect Canadian steel jobs.”
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Madam Speaker, 500 Canadian steelworkers at Stelco are being thrown out of work by a U.S. corporation and its Trump-supporting CEO. Cleveland-Cliffs violated the commitments it made as a condition of this foreign takeover. This is a MAGA-driven attempt to deindustrialize Canada by stripping away our manufacturing capacity and jobs. Steel is a strategic industry. It underpins our economy, our sovereignty and our national security. The future of Canadian steel must be decided in Canada. Will the Liberal government stand up for Canadian workers and secure this vital—

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Karim Bardeesy

Liberal
“Cleveland-Cliffs broke its promise to its workers when it bought the company. The Minister of Industry gave them five business days to present a plan to protect all union jobs in Canada. That deadline is early next week, and we expect an answer.”

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Madam Speaker, we have been very clear that this is a betrayal of the workers and a betrayal of the commitments that were made when that company was acquired. We have been very clear. The Minister of Industry has written a letter insisting that within five business days, the company come back with a plan to make sure all unionized workers, as promised, have jobs in Canada. That deadline is coming up early next week. We look forward to hearing back from the company.

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