Carney accuses U.S. steelmaker of betraying Canadian workers after layoffs tied to Trump tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused the U.S. owner of steelmaker Stelco, a subsidiary of Cleveland-Cliffs, of betraying Canadian workers Tuesday after it announced layoffs it attributed in part to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs - tariffs Cleveland-Cliffs' chief executive has publicly championed.

Carney accuses U.S. steelmaker of betraying Canadian workers after layoffs tied to Trump tariffs

TL;DR

  • Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney accused Stelco's U.S. owner, Cleveland-Cliffs, of betraying Canadian workers.
  • Stelco announced layoffs, attributing them partly to U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.
  • Cleveland-Cliffs' chief executive has publicly supported these tariffs.