International Trade committee  Thanks, Terry. First of all, we don't support tariffs. We want these things eliminated outright on both sides. That said, they're in existence, so as we said earlier, we need to retaliate proportionately. Where steel can't be made in Canada, we need to inflict pain, unfortunate

International Trade committee  Thank you, Tracey, for your comments. I can think immediately, as both Ken and I mentioned earlier, about safeguards. We have to protect Canada from diversion of offshore imports from everywhere else. We're an open market right now—open season—and it only takes a boat or two of

International Trade committee  I'm the president and CEO of ArcelorMittal Dofasco in Hamilton, Ontario, with 5,000 employees. First of all, thank you for the opportunity to provide the views of ArcelorMittal's Canadian operations, not just Hamilton, on the impact of tariffs on Canadian businesses, corporatio

International Trade committee  Likewise, there is not to my knowledge.

International Trade committee  We don't make shipbuilding products in Canada at ArcelorMittal, though certainly our global operations do. I can't speak to that.

International Trade committee  I acknowledge Carolina's comments about ABB, but industry 4.0 is something that we're looking at, both from the view of a global entity and locally: how do we connect the data to the people?

International Trade committee  Driving efficiency and innovation is a constant battle. As you recall your history with Dofasco, in my 35-year career, when I started we used to make 2.5 million tonnes with 14,000 people. We now make 4.5 million tonnes with 5,000 people. That's how we've done it.

International Trade committee  With all due respect to all our employees in all the steel industry, there are some tough jobs out there, but, yes, there's a lot of automation, a lot of innovation in what people are doing. You're right, the people tour our plant and ask where the 5,000 employees are. To give yo

International Trade committee  I'll let Dave answer after this, but I think at an industry-wide level, at a North American level, the North American steel industry is operating at about 77% capacity. I'll speak for ArcelorMittal Dofasco; we're operating at 100% capacity. There are two effects. One is on volu

International Trade committee  I think that's the key question. It's a question of competitiveness and treatment at the border. The EU, as you know, is considering carbon taxes. Our company is out talking about border carbon taxes. I don't know that we have to go to that extent, but there has to be a recogniti

International Trade committee  It's also the transportation of steel from China into Canada, absolutely.

International Trade committee  Thank you, Bob. I can give you some real-life examples. Let's take the U.S. by way of example. If they have some import duties on Chinese steel coming in and somehow the steel finds its way through Vietnam, for example—these are just hypothetical situations, of course—into the U

International Trade committee  David and I were just chatting about this earlier, comparing Calgary wages to Hamilton's. All in, wages, pensions, benefits, are in the order of $100,000 Canadian a year for a steel-making job on average.

International Trade committee  I'll take the first question on the carbon taxing.

International Trade committee  In summary, we are a global leader in process and product innovation and will remain focused on continuous improvement of those things that are within our control. We will also continue to advocate for trade and economic policies that create an environment for all manufacturers t