Your Ineffective and Duplicitous Government and You

Nothing has changed:

Several Canadian ministers have responded to U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest announcement to double tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to 50 percent.

Dominic LeBlanc, the federal minister tasked with Canada-U.S. trade relations, says Ottawa has “taken note” of Trump’s comments and that the Canadian government “remains resolute in defending our workers and our communities.”

 

“We can give ourselves far more than the United States can take from us,” LeBlanc said in a series of posts on social media on May 31.

 

On May 30, Trump announced that tariffs on steel entering the U.S. would be raised from 25 percent to 50 percent, adding that the hike would “even further secure the steel industry in the United States.” 

“Nobody’s going to get around that,” the president said during a rally held in Pennsylvania.

 

Trump subsequently posted on social media the same day that the increased tariffs would also apply to aluminum products, and that the higher rates would take effect on June 4.

 

Now, why would Trump do that?

 

Oh, yes: 

Zekelman Industries Executive Chair/CEO Barry Zekelman plans to use next week’s visit to Ottawa to deliver a blunt message to government officials about Canada needing to shut off the flow of Chinese steel being re-routed through places like Vietnam, Thailand and South Korea if this nation is serious about escaping U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum.

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Canadian steel and aluminum producers are urging the federal government to keep pace with Mexican and Americans counterparts to implement tariffs on Chinese aluminum and steel to ward off dumping. 

 

 

For the Liberals, nothing has changed:

In the week before the 45th general election got underway on March 23, Liberal MPs engaged in a pre-election spending blitz, announcing $3.86 billion in funding commitments for 411 different projects across the country, a Global News analysis shows.

Press releases and announcements about those funding commitments were made by 38 different Liberal MPs in that final week, who handed out cheques in 37 different communities across the country, from Yellowknife to Winnipeg to St. John’s.

On the day before the election started alone, 26 different MPs were busy handing $1.8 billion worth of cheques to support 116 different projects across the country.

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On March 17th, 2025, Mark Carney’s government gave the Canada China Federation of Entrepreneurs (加中企业家联合会 ) a massive taxpayer grant of $1.3 million.

On March 18th, they began working with volunteers on Liberal MP Majid Jowhari’s re-election campaign.@csiscanada… https://t.co/5XPcz9kJxd pic.twitter.com/z8bdHXdGcc

— Andy Lee (@RealAndyLeeShow) May 31, 2025

 

This Mark Carney:

Just two days after the Liberals won the federal election, executives from companies linked to the new prime minister’s former employer, Brookfield Asset Management, began asking for his help. 

On April 30, two oil and gas companies owned by Brookfield joined 36 others in signing an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. The group urged him to speed up resource development by easing regulations and fast-tracking approvals. 

 

 

Why wasn't this done before?:

On the eve of a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney about knocking down internal trade barriers, Ontario Premier Doug Ford inked a new agreement with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe to work on eliminating barriers between the two provinces.

Both leaders participated in the signing of a memorandum of understanding in Saskatoon on Sunday. Ford’s office also announced Ontario had signed similar agreements with Prince Edward Island and Alberta.

The document said Ford and Moe agree to “build on their respective enabling legislation to remove internal trade barriers between them,” in order to increase the flow of workers as well as services and goods, such as alcohol.