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Industry Minister Melanie Joly warned Cleveland-Cliffs that it cannot claim the U.S.-Canada trade war as an excuse for laying off up to 500 workers at Hamilton’s Stelco plant, despite the company's CEO supporting American steel tariffs. Joly emphasized that the job cuts are not beyond Cleveland-Cliffs' control since Canada approved its acquisition of Stelco under conditions including maintaining over 1,500 jobs and other commitments. She urged Cleveland-Cliffs to provide a plan outlining how it will meet these obligations or face legal action.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-07,
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Industry Minister Mélanie Joly wrote a letter on Monday to Stelco president Paul Simon demanding that the company present within five days a plan to maintain jobs as promised during Cleveland-Cliffs' 2024 takeover of Stelco, or face legal action. The government had approved Cleveland-Cliffs' acquisition under conditions that included maintaining at least the same number of unionized employees and most non-union workers employed when the deal was announced. Joly expressed "extreme disappointment" over Stelco's plan to lay off up to 500 steelworkers in Hamilton and Lake Erie operations due to U.S. tariffs and market pressures. Joly emphasized that these conditions are binding, despite Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves' support for the same tariffs he claims are forcing layoffs.
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Don't support Trump tariffs then blame Stelco job cuts on 'act of God,' minister Joly warns Cleveland-Cliffs
'These obligations are binding,' industry minister says
Canada's industry minister said Wednesday Stelco Holdings Inc. cannot use the trade war to justify cutting jobs it committed to when it bought the Hamilton-based steel plant, particularly when the head of its U.S. parent company has publicly backed steel tariffs.
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head → support → tariffs
Melanie Joly told reporters that the chief executive of U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs has supported steel tariffs and therefore cannot characterize the company's plan to lay off up to 500 workers due to tariffs and market pressures as beyond its control.
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"He's in favour of these U.S. tariffs against steel," she said, referring to Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves' public support of American steel tariffs.
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she → cut → tariffs
They cannot say that this is now an act of God or force majeure."
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this → say → God
If the company does not respond to the federal government's demand for a plan outlining how it will meet all of its commitments, including maintaining more than 1,500 jobs, Ottawa will pursue enforcement action, Joly said.
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Joly → respond → action
"They need to comply," she said.
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she → need → ?
"If not, we will use the full force of the law."
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we → use → law
Canada gave U.S.-based Cleveland-Cliffs the green light to purchase Stelco back in 2024 under the Investment Canada Act.
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Canada → give → Act
Canada's approval of that takeover was contingent on the new owner maintaining the number of union jobs and the majority of non-union positions, Joly said.
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Joly → maintain → positions
She sent a letter to Stelco president Paul Simon on Monday demanding a plan outlining how Cleveland-Cliffs intends to comply with all of the undertakings it made to Ottawa when it acquired Stelco, including its jobs commitment.
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it → send → commitment
Ottawa has not yet received a response from Stelco on the letter, Joly said.
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Joly → receive → letter
Meanwhile, she distinguished Stelco's planned job cuts from recent layoffs and plant disruptions in the auto sector, saying Cleveland-Cliffs made legally binding employment commitments when it acquired the steelmaker.
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it → distinguish → steelmaker
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