渥太华已给予Stelco的美国母公司5个工作日的时间，要求其提交确保汉密尔顿这家钢铁厂员工就业的计划，否则可能面临法律诉讼。
Ottawa has given the U.S. owner of Stelco five business days to share a plan to maintain jobs at the Hamilton steelmaker or face potential legal action.
总部位于俄亥俄州的克利夫兰-克利夫斯公司上周宣布，计划裁减多达500名员工，并暂时停产Stelco的部分钢铁生产线。加拿大联邦政府指出，这一举措违反了该公司在2024年收购Stelco时所做出的“具有约束力的承诺”。
Ohio-based Cleveland-Cliffs said last week it plans to lay off as many as 500 workers as it idles certain steel production at Stelco, which the federal government says violates "binding commitments" made when it bought the company in 2024.
周一，工业部长梅拉妮·乔利在致Stelco总裁保罗·西蒙的信件中表示，渥太华准备依据《加拿大投资法》申请法院裁决以强制落实相关协议。CBC新闻周二获得的这份信件中写道：“加拿大政府高度重视各项承诺的履行。若投资者未能遵守承诺，该法规定了相应的违约救济措施，包括向高等法院申请下达命令，内容可涉及强制履约、强制转让资产或处以罚款。希望无需采取这些措施。”
In a letter to Stelco president Paul Simon on Monday, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Ottawa is prepared to seek a court ruling to enforce the agreement under the Investment Canada Act. "The Government of Canada takes compliance with undertakings seriously," Joly wrote in the letter, obtained by CBC News on Tuesday. "Where an investor fails to comply with an undertaking, the Act provides remedies for breaches, including an application to the superior court for orders that may include directing compliance, divestiture, or monetary penalties.
此次收购耗资34亿加元，以现金与股票相结合的方式完成。当时的新闻通稿强调，此次交易“将国家利益置于首位”，并充分重视“员工群体的重要性”。
"I trust that such steps will not be necessary." Cleveland-Cliffs acquired Stelco in a $3.4-billion cash-and-stock deal that, according to a news release at the time, kept "national interests at the forefront" and recognized the "importance of the workforce."
克利夫兰-克利夫斯公司坚称有权暂时停产Stelco的生产线。数百名Stelco员工如今面临着前途未卜的处境。乔利在信中指出，收购协议明确要求“确保继续雇佣的员工数量至少不低于交易公告发布时的水平，其中工会成员及绝大多数非工会员工均须予以保留”。克利夫兰-克利夫斯公司首席执行官洛伦科·贡卡维斯则辩称，裁员举措实属必要，是美加贸易摩擦形势下的必然选择；他还强调，Stelco能够向美国出口钢铁是促成此次收购的“前提条件”。
Cleveland-Cliffs defends right to idle Stelco operations 'It's devastating': Hundreds of Stelco workers face uncertain future According to Joly's letter, this includes "undertakings to continue to employ at least the same number of unionized employees and the vast majority of non-unionized employees as were employed when the transaction was announced." Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves has said the cuts are necessary and justified by the Canada-U.S. trade war, arguing that Stelco's ability to sell steel to the U.S. was an "underlying condition" of the deal.
上周，加拿大总理马克·卡尼表示，渥太华将“动用一切法律赋予的权力”，全力追究克利夫兰-克利夫斯公司的法律责任。
Prime Minister Mark Carney said last week Ottawa will "use all powers that we have" against Cleveland-Cliffs as it pursues the Ohio-based company to the "fullest extent of the law."