Inoculate corporate Canada from Trump’s economic agenda, Manley urges Trudeau
OTTAWA — An influential organization representing Canada’s biggest corporations is urging Justin Trudeau to take ambitious steps to shield the country from threats posed by Donald Trump’s domestic economic agenda.
In a letter to the prime minister, the head of the Business Council of Canada warns Ottawa to make Canada more competitive as the U.S. president pursues his plans to slash corporate taxes and ease regulatory obstacles.
Otherwise, John Manley writes, Canada’s ability to attract new jobs and investment will suffer.
The letter comes one day after Trump provided a measure of comfort to Canadian business leaders and entrepreneurs, saying he planned only to tweak the North American Free Trade Agreement in ways that would be of mutual benefit to both countries.