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

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,…