Kinew commits $1.5M to tariff-impacted industries, orders Manitoba to buy only Canadian-made steel

Credit: CBC News Manitoba

The Manitoba government is giving a grant of $1.5 million to the Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters to develop a program to support industries impacted by the Trump tariffs.

Premier Wab Kinew says he has also ordered the provincial civil service to ensure from now on that Canadian-made steel is used “anytime we build something, anytime we buy something, anytime we acquire a piece of equipment.”

He made the announcements Thursday at the Gerdau steel mill in Selkirk, just north of Winnipeg, backed by a large Canadian flag and dozens of steel workers in hardhats.