There is a lot of talk of dumping. Let’s look at the quantum of the problem. 🏭 In 2025: 🇨🇦 Canada produced 11.5 million tonnes of crude steel and imported approximately 386,000 tonnes of steel products from China and India combined, equivalent to 3.4% of domestic production. 🇺🇸 The U.S. produced 81.9 million tonnes and imported approximately 913,000 tonnes from those countries, equivalent to 1.1% of domestic production. The U.S. imported more than twice as much directly. Canada imported more relative to its population and production. Both facts matter. 🌎 China accounted for roughly 52% of global crude steel production. India about 9%, the U.S. 4.4%, and Canada just 0.6%. These figures provide scale. Imports alone don’t prove dumping, and Chinese steel entering Canada doesn’t prove it subsequently enters the U.S. disguised as Canadian steel. The U.S. International Trade Commission has also demonstrated why evidence matters. On February 6, 2024, it unanimously found that imports of tin mill products from Canada, China and Germany did not materially injure or threaten the U.S. industry, despite Commerce’s findings of below-fair-value sales. Consequently, no anti-dumping or countervailing duty orders were imposed on those imports. That was a product-specific decision, not a blanket finding about all steel. But it illustrates the distinction between alleging dumping, establishing below-fair-value sales and proving injury. If Washington’s concern is Chinese transshipment through Canada, identify the shipments, trace their origin and quantify the problem. Any measures justified by circumvention should reflect the verified volume and extent of that circumvention. Why should legitimately Canadian steel face the same 50% Section 232 steel tariff applied to Chinese steel? China generally faces an additional 25% Section 301 tariff on covered products, so the total burden differs, but the blanket steel tariff still penalizes Canadian producers. Canada and the U.S. share an interest in stopping unfair trade. Target the offending shipments and companies with evidence and proportionate enforcement. Workers on both sides deserve better than sweeping accusations. 🇨🇦🇺🇸 ITC ruling: usitc.gov/press_room/news_re… Production: worldsteel.org/data/world-st… U.S. imports: census.gov/foreign-trade/Pre… Canadian imports: eics-scei.gc.ca/report-rappo…