# Will Ottawa really take Stelco to court? What happened last time

https://mins.news/en/item/91963

- CBC News, 2026-10-08 18:32 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/stelco-court-battle-background-9.7373965?cmp=rss

> Stelco Holdings has days to submit a plan to protect hundreds of Ontario steelworkers from layoffs already underway, or it could face legal action by the Canadian government. Lawyers call the case a test of foreign-investor accountability as Prime Minister Mark Carney seeks to attract more investment amid a bitter trade war with the United States.

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