Lourenco C. Goncalves
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Oct 16, 2026
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Threatening to force Cleveland-Cliffs to sell off Canadian assets if that US company goes ahead with hundreds of layoffs at Stelco in Hamilton, Ontario.
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Let's get perspective now from Lourenço Goncalves, chairman and chief executive officer of Cleveland-Cliffs.
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Thanks very much indeed for joining us.
Lourenço GoncalvesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Thanks for having me, Andrew.
John MooreHOST
And speaking of the trade dispute, uh, Cleveland-Cliffs is the parent company that owns Stelco And, uh, when they bought Stelco, they had to get government approval, and the government said, "We will approve if you respect the following rules." And one of them was, "You won't fire anybody for five years." And now Cleveland-Cliffs is, uh, starting to fire people at Stelco in Hamilton.
John MooreHOST
And the chief executive officer, a fellow named Lourenco Goncalves, uh, is now pushing back and saying that, uh, they're being bullied.
John MooreHOST
"We did not expect less than two years after acquiring the company to be treated like a pariah." Yeah, well, then stop behaving like a pariah, for Pete's sake.
John MooreHOST
Uh, also worth noting, this particular figure loves the tariffs, and, uh, people think perhaps because he always intended to try and wind things down at Stelco.
Stephen WilsonHOST
The dispute is also triggering fierce clashes in corporate boardrooms.
Stephen WilsonHOST
Lourenço Gonçalves, the CEO of American steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs, accused the Canadian government of bullying and harassment.
Stephen WilsonHOST
Gonçalves was pushing back against Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly's threats to penalize the company over potential tariff-related new lay- layoffs at newly acquired Stelco, insisting the Canadian steelmaker is operating successfully.
Stephen WilsonHOST
Despite the cross-border friction, newly released data shows Canadian factory floors are proving resilient.
Viet VuGUEST
And so I do have to question some of the political motives of the owners who are shutting down their plants here.
Amanda PfefferHOST
Let's have a listen to Lourenco Goncalves.
Amanda PfefferHOST
He is the CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs.
Amanda PfefferHOST
Before we hear that clip, um, we have lots of lines open.
Scott FoxHOST
Okay.
Scott FoxHOST
That is, uh, I think his name is Lourenco Goncalves, Goncala...
Scott FoxHOST
I don't know.
Scott FoxHOST
Anyway, he's the president of Cleveland-Cliffs, and he was on Rosemary Barton Live on CBC.
Scott FoxHOST
Okay.
Scott FoxHOST
That is, uh, I think his name is Lourenco Goncalves, Goncalo...
Scott FoxHOST
I don't know.
Scott FoxHOST
Anyway, he's the president of Cleveland-Cliffs, and he was on Rosemary Barton Live on CBC.
Mike MilesHOST
And the chief executive of Cleveland-Cliffs says those steelworkers will be brought back if Canada and the U.S. reach a trade deal on steel.
Mike MilesHOST
Lourenço Goncalves says he spent more than a year and a half pushing Ottawa for stronger protections against foreign steel imports.
Mike MilesHOST
We're getting the first gauge on unemployment for the first time since Donald Trump stepped up U.S. tariffs on Canada.
Mike MilesHOST
Manufacturing was a factor in job losses last month, as Philippe de Montigny explains.
Mike MilesHOST
And the chief executive of Cleveland-Cliffs says those steelworkers will be brought back if Canada and the US reach a trade deal on steel.
Mike MilesHOST
Lourenço Goncalves says he has spent more than a year and a half pushing Ottawa for stronger protections against foreign steel imports.
Mike MilesHOST
Alberta's government says it is forcing the city of Edmonton to change its approach to infill development.
Mike MilesHOST
That's when new buildings are put up on vacant or underused lots.
Lourenço GoncalvesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We need a market to sell galvanized steel.
Sarah McMillanHOST
Lourenço Goncalves says the company hasn't been able to viably export to the US because of tariffs and the trade war.
Sarah McMillanHOST
Stelco announced earlier this week that it would wind down some operations at its Hamilton plant.
Sarah McMillanHOST
Goncalves says the Prime Minister's threat to pursue the company over legal obligations for employment is, quote, "a bad idea" and sends the wrong message to potential investors.
David CochraneHOST
He's gonna have a busy month coming up.
David CochraneHOST
Um, Cameron, start with you on, on, on what, uh, Mr. Goncalves said there from, uh, Cleveland-Cliffs.
David CochraneHOST
He's the CEO which owns Stelco.
David CochraneHOST
He's basically saying the problem is lack of market access to the United States, and no amount of money is gonna change that.