Defence, Not Dependence: Rethinking Canadian Industry in a New Geopolitical Era

While market-driven solutions remain ideal under normal conditions, today’s security and industrial landscape calls for calibrated government intervention.

Canadian workers in the auto sector - and other impacted sectors - do not have the luxury of time. Jobs are at risk, and private investment has stalled amid macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical volatility. Only the government can act with the speed and scale that is necessary at this moment.

Before undertaking a direct retooling of the current civilian auto sector, there is something the federal government can do - starting immediately after the conclusion of the federal election - to protect Canadian auto sector jobs, industrial capacity, and begin rebuilding our national defence...