Canada's new prime minister addresses US trade wars

Last time around, we were fine. The customers in the United States were still buying the steel because they had to continue to operate,

said Jah

The fact that leaders are coming here means that industry has their ear,

said one Dofasco worker, Robert Meneguzzi

Andrea Horwatha city

Nobody wants to be here. Nobody wants a trade war. But here we are and I can say one thing – we’re not going to roll over,

said Andrea Horwath, the mayor of Hamilton

There’s really a lot of uncertainty,

said Vikas Jha, who works as a contractor in the steel industry

If you’re racing to the basement, there’s no real prize for the first person to get to the basement,

said LeBlanc before the visit

The commitment they showed to Hamilton, to Canada, and the fierceness by which they spoke about their intent to, you know, to hold on and to fight back and to rebuild was heartening,

she said

This isn’t theoretical. This is real. And I’m grateful for all the attention we’re getting from federal and provincial leaders because they reality is, we’re ground zero,

she said

We’ve had companies already say that they’re laying off already, that orders have dried up. Others don’t know if they can weather the storm, because they don’t know how long the storm will last,

she said