No, the TPP won’t cost Canada 20,000 auto manufacturing jobs
The claim that the TPP will lead to massive job losses in the auto sector is built on dubious assumptions, and overlooks the deal’s benefits to consumers
auto sector
No, Alberta’s oil patch doesn’t need a bailout
Alberta’s energy sector has yet to suffer anything like Ontario’s manufacturing job losses, so calls for an auto sector-style bailout for the oil patch are premature
Why the Trans-Pacific Partnership will help the auto sector
Calls to maintain import barriers reflect an old way of thinking about trade, and will actually harm the very sector they are meant to protect
Lust turns to rust: Why Canada’s love for cars won’t end well
Wishful thinking can’t triumph over reality forever. And so Canada’s car boom can’t last, either.
Are Canadian exports finding their wheels again?
Autos are about to replace oil and gas as Canada’s biggest export for the first time in eight years, but don’t get too excited
Young and carless
The auto industry has yet to find a way to get young people driving again
Why Ontario needs to wean itself off the auto industry
Auto jobs will disappear eventually. A controlled exit is better than continuing the cycle of structural unemployment.
Roaring right back
How Canada has recovered so quickly from the recession
Hey, look! The Parliamentary Budget Office is at it again!
This time, acting on a request from Liberal industry critic Gerard Kennedy, they’ve asked Industry Canada for more information on...
VW’s van a real bummer for hippies
VW’s new van looks more like a Grand Caravan than a Microbus