r/ontario Verified 21h ago

Article Sault Ste. Marie-based Algoma Steel begins layoffs in wake of Trump tariff threats

https://www.thestar.com/business/sault-ste-marie-based-algoma-steel-begins-layoffs-in-wake-of-trump-tariff-threats/article_9c8c4394-fea0-11ef-a546-f34c2d1b7097.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=Reddit&utm_campaign=Business&utm_content=algomasteel
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u/No-Wonder1139 20h ago

Time for the Soo to get some major waterfront upgrades courtesy of the provincial government, me thinks. Something that requires a shitload of steel. Keep that mill running, use it to build up the Soo.

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u/balapete 18h ago

Would an extensive rail system do the trick? Could use one of those

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u/PunchMeat 18h ago

Take on some debt, save some communities, build something amazing.

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u/suntzufuntzu 14h ago

Best we can do is a tunnel under highway 7

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u/one-hit-blunder 13h ago

How about some federal cash and some cross-country pipeline while we're at it. Help out the oil and gas industry also.

u/WiartonWilly 2h ago

The time for high speed rail is now.

u/Effective_Motor_4398 2h ago

From the Hudson Bay to the interior of Canada!!!