Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has issued a statement following the breakdown of Canada-U.S. trade talks. You can read his full statement below:
“Conservatives are disappointed that the United States has chosen to impose further unjustified tariffs on Canada. They threaten the jobs and livelihoods of families right across our country.
Canadians must stand united to defend our country against these unfair attacks on our jobs and businesses. Canada cannot accept one-sided tariffs that will deindustrialize our country. Nor can we accept a bad deal. Instead, we must continue the fight for tariff-free trade. Later today, I will seek a call with the Prime Minister to discuss what we can do to fight for our workers, businesses, and economy. Conservatives will always put our country first.
Conservatives support action to protect Canadians and our industries targeted by these unfair U.S. tariffs.
We also need urgent economic reforms to restore growth, protect jobs and save our industry. That must include ending the industrial carbon tax, repealing anti-development laws, green lighting the 500 economic projects awaiting federal approval and major tax reforms to return investment to our country, reward work, and recharge our economy.
All Canadians must stand united for our workers, our businesses and our country.”
Poilievre’s statement hits the right tone by putting the emphasis on national unity and noting that it’s the U.S. that put unjustified tariffs on Canada, rather than taking a blame-Canada approach. This is a stark contrast from the blame-Canada approach of Conservative MP Jamil Jivani, and in a recent Patreon post, I explain why Poilievre should remove Jivani from the CPC Caucus.
Spencer Fernando
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