Conservatives plan to put Canada first

By Martin Shields Member of Parliament Bow River Riding

Despite campaigning on the issue for years, the Liberals were seemingly shocked when President-Elect Donald Trump announced his intention to tariff Canadian imports by 25 per cent unless we clean up our border issues like drug trafficking and illegal migration.

To be clear: the threat President Trump made was unjustified, against a Canadian economy that is weak and shrinking after nine years of Justin Trudeau.

However, one thing is also clear: President Trump is putting America First.

That’s why Canada needs leadership that will put Canada first.

Conservatives will put Canada first.

The USA is the world’s largest economy, and responsible for $1.2 trillion of Canadian trade. Tariffs of this magnitude would pose significant challenges to the Canadian economy.

With that in mind, the federal government needs to get real about having a plan to put Canadian interests first.

After nine years of Trudeau, everything is broken.

• Our GDP per capita is smaller than it was when he took office.

• We have the most indebted households.

• We’ve had the worst housing inflation.

• Food prices have risen 37 percent faster in Canada than in the United States.

• Our economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

• And now we face this renewed threat.

Justin Trudeau must put partisanship aside, not just for the sake of Team Canada, but for the sake of our people and fully reverse his liberalization of drugs by banning them and prosecuting those who traffic in them.

He must rebuild our military and secure our borders against the illegal importation of fentanyl. That is necessary now more than ever.

Finally, he needs to accept that he cannot go ahead with quadrupling the carbon tax to 61 cents a litre.

President Trump has the right to put his workers and his nation’s security first. Pierre Poilievre will also put Canada’s workers and Canada’s security first.

Canadians need a Prime Minister with the brains and the backbone to stand up for this country. A Prime Minister that will rebuild our security, our military, and our economy. Let’s bring it home.

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