Steel sector praises new federal measures, wants to see tariff remission program end

The Canadian Press: Canadian Steel Producers Association CEO Catherine Cobden said Thursday those measures are a step in the right direction for an industry in desperate need of relief from ongoing tariffs of 50 per cent levied by the United States earlier this year.

Cobden said she was disappointed to see Ottawa announce a second extension to Canada’s tariff remission program for some importers in critical industries, which waters down the effectiveness of Canada’s retaliatory duties on U.S. steel…