The Canadian Steel Producers Association and United Steelworkers Union are panning Prime Minister Mark Carney’s response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs.

Their response came hours after Carney announced a tariff countermeasure plan Thursday that includes retaliation against Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs a month from now — depending on how much progress the two world leaders make in their trade discussions.

The two steel organizations issued a joint statement late Thursday saying Carney’s plan “falls short of what the industry needs at this most challenging time.”

“We will continue to review the details of the measures and work constructively with the federal government to get a plan that works for Canadian steel producers and the thousands of workers that make up our sector,” Catherine Cobden of the steel industry association and Marty Warren, the union’s national director, said in the joint statement.

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