The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, March 11, edition that the federal government will spend $228.8-million over the next three years to help Ontario workers in industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs acquire new skills and adapt to the trade war disruption. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe reports that the new Canada-Ontario Workforce Tariff Response will support workers and job seekers in the province's softwood lumber, steel and automotive industries -- areas still facing steep sectoral tariffs from the United States. "This is really about trying to ensure that the skills training lines up with what the market needs," federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu told reporters on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. Ottawa estimates the funding will allow 27,000 people to access training or other supports through existing provincial programs and Skills Advance Ontario, a new program aimed at tariff-affected workers.