Trade diversification is necessary to deal with Trump's tariffs but it is not going to happen if we rely on the markets to do it
The Liberals and the NDP released excellent ideas on two separate election issues: Saving Canada's auto jobs and price caps at the supermarket.
Starting today and continuing on Saturdays through election day, paid subscribers will get an extra bonus of detailed looks at key party policy proposals released during the past week. Weekday posts will continue to be paywall free.
Now on to business!
In a press conference following Trump’s announcement of a 25% tariff on all non-U.S. autos and parts, Prime Minister Carney spoke knowledgeably and at length about the auto sector – talking about retooling it to create all-in-Canada supply chains. The backgrounder put out by the Liberal campaign was equally impressive.
On a second issue, in the past couple of years, Jagmeet Singh has put forward a number of good ideas to address the key issue for many voters - high food prices. A couple of these ideas were presented to Parliament in the form of motions and were voted down by both the Conservatives and Liberals. In a Toronto campaign stop this morning, Singh threw them all together.
Both Carney’s auto policy and Singh’s proposal on food price caps will be discussed in detail after the paywall.
