‘Stand For Canada’ pledge urges Brampton to buy Canadian-made products amid U.S. trade war [Video]

The City of Brampton is asking residents and businesses to “Stand For Canada” and sign a pledge to buy locally-made and Canadian goods amid a back-and-forth trade war kicked off by U.S. President Donald Trump.

Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown and members of city council have been taking steps to safeguard the city’s economy and protect jobs with a Made in Canada campaign ahead of Trump’s imposed 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods and a 10 per cent levy on energy brought in on Tuesday, with new carve-outs for the auto sector from tariffs on Wednesday.

City Council unanimously passed a “Made In Canada” motion ordering staff to look at procurement policies to cut out …