Made in Canada rules must change to fight Trumps tariffs [Video]

SRTX CEO Katherine Homuth, pictured in 2022, had to recently lay off 40 per cent of her apparel manufacturing staff due to tariff threats. The Montreal company already faces 16 per cent levies for not qualifying for the “Made in Canada” designation, writes David Silverberg, and now faces the 25 per cent Trump tariff.

Hugo-Sébastien Aubert / La Presse file photo

The economic pressure levied on Canadian companies is exacerbated by another stressor, one that Ottawa should help relieve: the stringent rules on products qualifying as “Made in Canada.”

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David Silverberg is a Toronto-based writer and editor. He is afreelance contributor for the Star. Follow him on X:@SilverbergDave

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