Mélanie Joly

Mr. Speaker, we have been there for steelworkers and will continue to be, and we will work together, along with the member, because we believe in Stelco and its workers. That being said, at the same time, Cleveland-Cliffs and Stelco have obligations under the Investment Canada Act, and we will make sure that we use the full force of the law.

Mr. Speaker, when we look at the type of steel that is made at Stelco, we see that it is for the auto sector right now. It is almost always sent to the U.S. The type of steel at Stelco needs to be changed, and we need to build the type of steel for Canada. That is exactly what we are doing elsewhere in the country. There are 200 new jobs at Tenaris in Sault Ste. Marie, building steel for [more]

Mr. Speaker, we are taking action. We are in contact with several companies in my colleague's riding of Beauce, including Canam, because we believe it is important to support our businesses. We have a wide range of support programs for businesses and we have already provided funding to various businesses. In the meantime, we have changed our procurement policies to say that domestically sourced [more]

Mr. Speaker, we know that the news at Stelco was a gut punch to the workers, their families and the entire community of Hamilton, and our government stands with them. I had personal conversations with the owner of Stelco, Lourenco Goncalves, who owns Cleveland-Cliffs. We offered the company support, and notwithstanding the fact that we were at the table until the last minute, it decided to turn [more]

Mr. Speaker, while my colleague is busy playing politics and grandstanding, I am looking forward to working with him and getting down to business. The reality is that there are people right now who are being affected by the tariffs. First of all, it would be tremendously helpful if my colleague would speak out against the tariffs, because the tariffs are being imposed by the U.S. government. [more]

Prime Minister Hon. Dominic LeBlanc I have raised it a number of times with theand with. Minister LeBlanc is very aware of the situation. He has had a number of conversations. Just this morning, he spoke with Mr. Greer, the U.S. trade representative. I think you should ask him directly. For my part, know that since I'm responsible for the impact of the tariffs, I'm working work with Minister [more]

Yes, I'm so available; it's incredible.

I'm completely open to changing the criteria. We have always been able to adjust. Prime Minister Let me explain my concern. There's a lot of work with the major contractors, the big companies. However, it's really important to understand what's happening in the supply chain and in small and medium-sized businesses. I have actually had a number of conversations about this with the. I'm very open [more]

There was an entire testimony on my part three weeks ago, just before the recess, where I spent an hour explaining our position on EVs. I think there's been an entire study on the part of parliamentarians. Of course, everything that I said at the time still holds, and everything that I said on forced labour still holds.

My point is that it's less than 3% of production, and in that sense we are working already with many companies that will be importing to Canada. At the same time, we're trying to support not only ongoing production in Canada but also an increase in production, and that increase is exactly what has happened in the last year in the auto sector.

Listen, it's been a tough year for many Canadian businesses, which are dealing with so much uncertainty at a time when a lot of their business models have been very much focused toward exporting to the U.S. That definitely was the business model of the steel sector, the aluminum sector, the auto sector, the forestry sector and many of the small and medium-sized businesses across the country. We [more]

I'm hearing particularly from people in southwestern Ontario. I know you represent Guelph well. You've been a strong advocate for the manufacturing sector in the region, Dominique. I think the support has been timely. I think we needed to react quickly. Why? It was because the White House had changed its interpretation of the steel and aluminum tariffs and expanded it to derivative products. [more]

Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Prime Minister First, on the issue of Quebec pork, there's no problem. We are indeed taking steps, and we're very aware of the situation. I'm working with theand theon this, so it goes without saying that this is a priority. Of course, the goal is to have zero tariffs imposed by China on any of our agricultural products and any of our fishery and seafood [more]

Yes, we're indeed talking about the latest executive order on steel, aluminum and copper. We have an interpretation for this issue, but I don't think we're going to have a completely set point of view, because there are still many companies that are gradually realizing that they're affected by this order or that they aren't. There can also sometimes be issues with the clarity or interpretation [more]

My point is that there will be lots of western auto companies shipping their cars to Canada, and eventually there will also be—

Prime Minister I think the plan was clear, and thementioned it at the time. Our goal was to make sure that, first, we would be able to support our canola farmers, who are so important in the Prairies, as you know. Second was being able to protect our fishers, who also have been targeted by tariffs. That was good for people in Atlantic Canada, in the north and on the west coast. Third, in 2023, [more]