I think the business number that got a furniture exemption is intriguing, and gets to the heart over Ottawa picking corporate winners.
But I imagine the comments around the steel specifications are a little dramatized; I would think these very specific numbers came from importers telling the government their process needs these very specific dimensions and grades, and Canada doesn't make these dimensions and grades, and they need to buy steel of that dimension and grade from a plant in the US. I doubt it's very difficult to track the supply chain, and in the event something that didn't match the specification was imported, I think the importer would likely be quite upset.
That said I'll admit to the bias of being broadly supportive of the actions.
Hansard, with regard to these myriad regulations; do Canadian businesses and CBSA have an easily accessible database or references? I find the Canadian government websites from defence to CPP somewhat dated and challenging to use.
The short answer is no. You are basically stuck using the Justice Laws website, and its search function feels trapped in 2004. I spend half my week digging through Hansard (the official transcripts of parliamentary debates) and the Canada Gazette just to track exactly when CBSA rules actually change. It is incredibly frustrating for small businesses trying to stay compliant. Ottawa keeps promising a modernized digital service portal. Until they fix the crumbling backend architecture, we are all stuck translating bad PDFs.
The Liberals love to pretend Trump is trying to destroy Canada. Nothing could be further from the truth; Trump wants to restore the USA and would uplift Canada, if and only if Canada stops going full commie.
It is trying to restore the US by taking our industries. There was a point in like November 2024 I would have agreed with you. Then Trump put higher tariffs on Canada than freakin' China. That should make it clear what the priorities are
Yes, I agree. Our economies are like two intertwined octopuses. But the US has stronger tentacles. The thing that irks me the most is Trump’s incredible assertion that countries, especially the True North, have been ripping off the States for decades. I don’t see any effective political/business/ or other group that challenges Trump on these “allegations”. Further to your last comment, if I have it right, we don’t even make structural steel in Canada.
I think the business number that got a furniture exemption is intriguing, and gets to the heart over Ottawa picking corporate winners.
But I imagine the comments around the steel specifications are a little dramatized; I would think these very specific numbers came from importers telling the government their process needs these very specific dimensions and grades, and Canada doesn't make these dimensions and grades, and they need to buy steel of that dimension and grade from a plant in the US. I doubt it's very difficult to track the supply chain, and in the event something that didn't match the specification was imported, I think the importer would likely be quite upset.
That said I'll admit to the bias of being broadly supportive of the actions.
Hansard, with regard to these myriad regulations; do Canadian businesses and CBSA have an easily accessible database or references? I find the Canadian government websites from defence to CPP somewhat dated and challenging to use.
The short answer is no. You are basically stuck using the Justice Laws website, and its search function feels trapped in 2004. I spend half my week digging through Hansard (the official transcripts of parliamentary debates) and the Canada Gazette just to track exactly when CBSA rules actually change. It is incredibly frustrating for small businesses trying to stay compliant. Ottawa keeps promising a modernized digital service portal. Until they fix the crumbling backend architecture, we are all stuck translating bad PDFs.
Thank you, Hansard. You confirmed my suspicion.
The Liberals love to pretend Trump is trying to destroy Canada. Nothing could be further from the truth; Trump wants to restore the USA and would uplift Canada, if and only if Canada stops going full commie.
It is trying to restore the US by taking our industries. There was a point in like November 2024 I would have agreed with you. Then Trump put higher tariffs on Canada than freakin' China. That should make it clear what the priorities are
Yes, I agree. Our economies are like two intertwined octopuses. But the US has stronger tentacles. The thing that irks me the most is Trump’s incredible assertion that countries, especially the True North, have been ripping off the States for decades. I don’t see any effective political/business/ or other group that challenges Trump on these “allegations”. Further to your last comment, if I have it right, we don’t even make structural steel in Canada.
Thanks for that. I believe Canada is not interested in being uplifted by the Trump regime.