Unifor welcomes the Canadian tariff countermeasures, while reiterating its call for stronger industrial policies and income security measures as the trade war with the United States escalates.
The new energy agreement is promised to provide the power needed run manufacturing, more EV charging stations and other electrical needed to support Canadians.
The CEO of Nova Scotia Power Inc.’s parent company says government discussions about beefing up electricity infrastructure in the Maritimes could spur economic development while the region transitions to renewable energy sources.
Jeff McDonald writes, "it only took Donald Trump to make possibly the worst foreign policy blunder in U.S. history for Canadians to jump back onto the electric car bandwagon."
The latest round of bargaining comes amid difficult conditions for the sector as it copes with U.S. tariffs, uncertainty linked to the future of CUSMA, and the introduction of Chinese electric vehicles into Canada.
