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CANADA: AND MEXICO AT THE G7 TO LOBBY THE US. MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY, WSJ

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🗓️ 14 June 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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CANADA: AND MEXICO AT THE G7 TO LOBBY THE US. MARY ANASTASIA O'GRADY, WSJ
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0:00.0

This is CBSI on the world. I'm John Batchel.

0:08.5

Steele, part of the conversation about tariffs these last months.

0:13.0

Steele has been identified specially.

0:16.0

And I learned from Mary Anastasio Grady writing the America's column for the Wall Street

0:20.6

Journal editorial page,

0:21.9

that steel is a major story between Canada and the United States to do with tariffs.

0:27.9

It also includes Mexico in this mix because these are our two strongest trading partners.

0:33.9

But steel is of great interest to me because Mary's identified one kind of steel that Canada

0:39.6

produces that is necessary for carports and garage doors. It's called thin gauge steel and it's

0:48.1

vital for the U.S. to be able to import this without adding costs. However, Mary, a very good evening to you. Identify

0:56.8

David McCall, president of the United Steelworkers. That's a big union. And he came out April

1:03.1

2nd with the coterminus of the Liberation Day, so-called, saying that he wanted the 25% tariffs on imports reversed for Canada.

1:17.0

Why? What does this mean for his union? What does it mean for steelmaking in Canada and America?

1:22.7

Good evening to you. Well, good evening, John. Yes, April 2nd, David McCall made that statement.

1:29.8

He actually was talking about a resolution that had been passed in the Senate, a bipartisan resolution,

1:36.9

calling for those 25% tariffs on Canada, not just steel, but on Canadian content, to be lifted.

1:46.1

And I think the reason is pretty obvious.

1:48.4

I mean, the United Steelworkers are an international union.

1:51.8

They have lots of members across the border.

1:54.7

And all their members are harmed by these steep tariffs.

1:59.0

And, of course, when Donald Trump raised it again to 50% on steel,

2:04.2

they squealed even louder. They say that the tariffs are needless and that they're harming

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