Trade, Tariffs and Canada-U.S. Relations
The unprovoked threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Canadian goods, the need to invoke stronger border controls, and contemplating Canada as the “51st State” has sparked a national reaction.
Unions have long said that free trade and deregulation leads to job losses and outsourcing. We need to focus on strategies that grow jobs and secure investments here at home.
The federal government has so far put up a strong response to the tariffs, but it’s not enough to go tit-for-tat with Trump. The next phase of our national response needs to be to Trump-proof our economy for years to come. We need an economic playbook that puts workers first.
