Feds must step up support for innovation in Canada’s auto industry

In 2016, the biggest trade driver between Canada and the U.S. was the auto industry. We cannot, nor should we, stand by and let it fail, or drift without goals.

Federal and Ontario auto adviser Ray Tanguay, centre, is pictured with then-Ontario minister of economic development, employment, and infrastructure Brad Duguid, left, and his deputy minister, Giles Gherson, at the Canadian International Autoshow in 2015. Photograph courtesy of Ontario’s Ministry of Economic Development and Growth

Opinion

BY BRIAN MASSE

February 14, 2018

Since the inception of the automotive industry in Canada, automakers and automotive part suppliers have become global leaders in innovation. Especially following the financial crisis of 2008 and with ongoing NAFTA negotiations, it is clear that our government needs to step up its support of the aut...

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