CBC Manitoba: With Trump tariff uncertainty, this Manitoba manufacturer is doubling down on Canadian pride

Barry Prentice, director of the Transport Institute at the Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba, says tariffs could be the catalyst for Canada to build up its resources, including developing critical minerals and increasing transportation connectivity across the country.

“We just aren’t developing new resources the way we should. So one of the advantages I think that the Trump tornado has done for us is it’s really caused us to take a hard look at what we do,” Prentice said.

“Are we buying from Canadian producers? Are we looking at intervention trade barriers that are blocking trade? Are we looking for new markets?”

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