Steel tariff missteps threaten Canada’s energy future

Without the domestic capacity, this new measure will instead drive up costs, delay critical infrastructure, and undermine the clean energy transition.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced new measures meant to support the steel and softwood lumber industries on Nov. 26. The steel tariff policy should be overhauled, write Vittoria Bellissimo and Fernando Melo.

A well-intentioned tariff policy is about to create serious problems. Renewable energy projects worth billions of dollars are at risk. Indigenous and local communities could lose major economic opportunities. And building the electricity infrastructure Canada needs will beco...

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