International trade, the economy top-lobbied issues in April, and Ford, GM led the way

'The world has shifted, and Canada must shift with it,' reads a policy report from the Council of Canadian Innovators on May 6.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said, 'The global economy is fundamentally different today than yesterday,' and that Canada 'must respond with purpose and force and take every step to protect Canadian workers and businesses' against U.S. tariffs, in an April 3 press release from the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

June 2, 2025

International trade concerns emerged as the most popular overall subject in federal lobbying in April, which included an organization urging the federal government to set a new course for Canada’s innovation ecosystem to help weather what they call “the biggest economic ...

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