MOUs won’t fix Ontario’s auto-sector problems

Will lessons learned the hard way change the way we recalibrate our approach? Experimental sector revivals with big foreign players have not worked out, and likely never will.
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly’s recent exertions on auto-related MOUs appear as a case study on not learning from previous mistakes, writes Michael Nitefor.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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BY MICHAEL NITEFOR
March 30, 2026

With yet another international jaunt to India, Japan, and Australia under his belt, Prime Minister Carney returned with no less than 16 specific memoranda of understanding and multiple strategic agreements. 

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