Joly speaks to reporters as she arrives at a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on June 19, 2025. The Canadian Press/Patrick Doyle
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with liquidity problems caused by the United States’ global steel and aluminum tariffs.
During a visit to Saguenay, Que., on Thursday to meet with businesses in the province’s critical aluminum sector, Joly said in French that Ottawa had started talks with the firm earlier this week.
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