Soo mayor slams Trump’s U.S steel tariffs, backs retaliatory action

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Shoemaker said the news comes as a blow to local industry, particularly Algoma Steel, which relies heavily on exports to the U.S. Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker calls the proposed U.S. steel tariffs “unwarranted aggression towards a friendly neighbor,” and supports the federal government to respond with retaliatory tariffs that were effective in mitigating previous threats of tariffs in 2018. Late Sunday evening, U.S. President Donald Trump unofficially announced a 25 per cent tariff on all steel coming into the U.S., including from its neighbours, Mexico and Canada. Shoemaker said the news comes as a blow to local industry,...