Trump victory turns up heat on Trudeau to crack down on Chinese steel dumping: industry, NDP

Trump has accused China of undercutting American suppliers by selling off its steel at bargain basement prices.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to crack down on dumped steel from China coming into the United States, and the NDP and industry advocates are calling on the Trudeau government to also follow through on measures to curb the practice. Pictured, Essar Steel Algoma factory in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia/Nowosielski

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

November 16, 2016

Canada runs the risk of emerging as a top market for dumped Chinese steel if the federal government fails to keep pace with tough new trade sanctions expected from a U.S. administration led by president-elect Donald Trump, according to the head of the advocacy group for the domestic steel industry....

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