{"id":50694,"date":"2025-09-08T11:07:16","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/50694\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:07:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T11:07:16","slug":"carney-unveils-buy-canadian-plan-and-canola-tariff-help-amid-trade-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/50694\/","title":{"rendered":"Carney unveils \u2018Buy Canadian\u2019 plan and canola tariff help amid trade war"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/mark-carney\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Carney<\/a> says he\u2019s going to \u201censure the federal government buys from Canadian suppliers,\u201d as he unveiled the new \u2018Buy Canadian\u2019 strategy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The measures introduced on Friday include the waiver of the EV mandate for automakers and a relief package for canola farmers dealing with Chinese tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tWhat is the \u2018Buy Canadian\u2019 strategy?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A \u201cBuy Canadian\u201d strategy is essentially a mandate for the federal government to use local content in major government projects.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Carney warns of global economic \u2018rupture,\u2019 launches plan to strengthen Canada'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/carney_vms.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3:55<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCarney warns of global economic \u2018rupture,\u2019 launches plan to strengthen Canada\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The government has already put in place a similar policy for the use of Canadian steel and softwood lumber for federal projects.<\/p>\n<p>In July, Carney had announced Canada would \u201crestrict and reduce foreign steel imports entering the Canadian market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When it came to using metal in major national infrastructure projects, Canada \u201cwill ensure Canadian steel and other Canadian materials are prioritized in construction,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the policy was extended to Canadian lumber. Carney said Canada would \u201crequire companies contracting with the federal government to source Canadian lumber.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Friday\u2019s announcement expands the policy from steel and lumber to all sectors of the economy.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Liberal cabinet wraps meeting ahead of fall Session'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Carney_YT.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6:24<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiberal cabinet wraps meeting ahead of fall Session\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese initiatives will help workers acquire new skills and businesses retool their production and diversify their products, while spurring more domestic demand for Canadian businesses,\u201d Carney said.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The government said it will extend this approach to all federal funding streams and Crown corporations, and \u201cprovide a roadmap for provinces and municipalities to apply similar standards to their own procurement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tWhich sectors will see support?\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<ul class=\"l-inlineStories__posts c-posts c-posts--inline \">\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11401527\/trump-us-open-cheers-boos-final\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CP174965920.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tTrump arrives at US Open to cheers and boos, prompts security delay\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-posts__item\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11401677\/westjet-plane-hard-landing-sint-maarten\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-posts__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/westjet-plane-evacs.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"336\" height=\"224\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tWestJet plane makes \u2018hard landing\u2019 Sunday at Sint Maarten airport\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Friday\u2019s announcement also included a $370 million package for canola farmers, who are facing a 75.8 per cent tariff from China. The package is meant to incentivize canola farmers to produce biofuel.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Liberal government details $370M aid for canola sector amid China tariffs'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/CANOLA_VMS.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"   data-\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2:01<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLiberal government details $370M aid for canola sector amid China tariffs\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>To facilitate this, the federal government will amend the Clean Fuel Regulations to \u201csupport the domestic biofuels industry.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>While U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs on Canada do not include goods traded under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement (CUSMA), sectoral tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and autos remain.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to give relief to the tariff-hit Canadian auto sector, Carney said he was also waiving the Electric Vehicle mandate for 2026 \u2013 which previously required car makers to ensure a certain percentage of their vehicles were EVs.<\/p>\n<p>Carney has also proposed the $5 billion Strategic Response Fund for firms hit by U.S. tariffs, which he promised during the federal election.<\/p>\n<p>The new strategy also includes a reskilling program for up to 50,000 workers affected by tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tMore on Canada<br \/>\n\t\t\tMore videos\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The government will also \u201cmake Employment Insurance more flexible and with extended benefits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carney\u2019s announcement also included measures aimed at helping small businesses. The government will expand Business Development Bank of Canada loans for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to $5 million, he said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a press conference in Ottawa later on Friday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Carney had failed to get any major projects off the ground<\/p>\n<p>This includes one of his key proposals, the creation of a new federal agency called Build Canada Homes.<\/p>\n<p>Poilievre also said Carney\u2019s decision to waive the EV mandate for 2026 was in line with what the Conservative Paty had been saying for some time.<\/p>\n<p>Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe finally admits that Conservatives were right,\u201d Poilievre said.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t&amp;copy 2025 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Mark Carney says he\u2019s going to \u201censure the federal government buys from Canadian suppliers,\u201d as he&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":50695,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[174],"tags":[79,995,4092,179,18,19,17,15847,790],"class_list":{"0":"post-50694","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-donald-trump-tariffs","11":"tag-economy","12":"tag-eire","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-mark-carney","16":"tag-politics"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=50694"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50694\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/50695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=50694"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=50694"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=50694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}