Alberta steel manufacturers are 'extremely disappointed' over U.S. tariffs

The far-reaching ramifications caused by heavy U.S. tariffs imposed on Canadian steel and aluminum will trickle down to everyday consumers, says the president of an Edmonton manufacturing company.
“When you walk into Home Depot and buy a piece of steel, there is a very real possibility … (it) will be more expensive,” said AltaSteel president Jon Hobbs Thursday.
Twenty per cent of the more than 300,000 tons of steel produced each year by his company is exported across the