News release from The Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada

“Trump Endorses Carney, Poilievre Endorses Canada”

The Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada (CCMBC) strongly supports the election of Pierre Poilievre as the next Prime Minister of Canada. CCMBC President Catherine Swift stated “Canadian business has been undermined for 10 years by the post-national, anti-business Liberal agenda, and the ability of our members to create well-paying jobs has been seriously impaired. Mark Carney, who has been a key advisor to the Trudeau Liberals for years, will continue this destructive approach.”

International Monetary Fund data show Canada has had the worst growth per capita among developed nations for the last decade, directly as a result of Liberal government policies. Many analysts are referring to this period as Canada’s lost decade, which will merely be extended by a Carney-led government. Swift added “We have never seen any concern for the small- and medium-sized business (SME) community, which represents half of Canada’s GDP, from Carney. His globalist policies only involve large crony capitalists and top-down regulatory overload to the detriment of SMEs.”

It is not surprising that US President Trump recently stated that he would prefer to deal with a Liberal Prime Minister, as Trump would prefer the weaker economy the Liberals have created and which will continue under Carney’s anti-free market agenda. Poilievre has committed to unleashing Canada’s resource wealth and eliminating the industrial carbon tax, essential elements for a Canadian economic revival. Swift concluded “Where Trump endorses Carney, Pierre Poilievre endorses Canada. We firmly believe a Poilievre government will build a stronger Canada, where businesses can succeed and Canadians thrive. This is why we are endorsing Pierre Poilievre for Prime Minister.”

The CCMBC was formed in 2016 with a mandate to advocate for proactive and innovative policies that are conducive to manufacturing and business retention and safeguarding job growth in Canada.

www.ccmbc.ca

Canadian politicians seem highly focused on fighting the Trump Tariffs with counter tariffs.  This tit for tat battle is like catnip for politicians and media, but it takes attention away from the real situation.  Tariffs are not something we can try to get rid.  Tariffs aren’t a ploy by Trump to influence Canada to strengthen border control.  This is the beginning of the end for the free trade agreement that Canada has 0rganized its entire economy around.

Bob Lighthizer was President Donald Trump’s U.S. Trade Representative during the first Trump administration, from 2017 to 2021.  Watch / Listen to this conversation as Lighthizer explains how Free Trade did not work out well for the American worker. As Lighthizer explains, Free Trade has boosted China, Mexico, and numerous nations where labour is cheap.

The second Trump administration is determined to bring manufacturers back to the US and countries like Canada better adapt fast or the price we’ll pay will be even steeper.

It doesn’t matter if we agree, or disagree, or how many counter tariffs Canadians apply.  The only way out of this mess will be to rebuild the manufacturing sector in Canada and to develop our resources like never before.  The sooner Canada sheds the chains of a net zero focused economy the more likely our nation will survive.

Enjoy this fascinating conversation and apply what you learn to how you see Canada adapting to the new reality.