# NDP leader says public ownership is the answer to Ottawa’s Stelco problem

https://mins.news/en/video/98865

- CBC News, 2026-10-13 23:13 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4wMBOJwTLE

> The federal government has given Stelco’s U.S. owner, Cleveland-Cliffs, until Tuesday evening to submit a plan to save up to 500 steelworker jobs in Hamilton or face legal action. NDP Leader Avi Lewis says a court fight would take years while workers lose their livelihoods, and argues Ottawa should nationalize the plant to save Canada’s steel industry.

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