The Prime Minister of Canada has announced his resignation, and the Liberal Party of Canada will begin the process of selecting a new leader. The Prime Minister also announced that the Governor General of Canada has granted his request to prorogue Parliament until March 24.
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA – a non-partisan lobby group representing the Canadian trucking industry and carrier members that rely on transporting Canada-U.S. trade to support their business – is concerned over the impact this prolonged state of political limbo will have on our ability to negotiate the tariff threat with the United States, post-January 20.
“It would be a disservice to our current serving ministers and the professional bureaucracy to not recognize that Canada has a team in place to deal with potential tariff and CUSMA matters, which will be critical topics for Canada in 2025. With our national political leadership in such disarray, for an extended time, is very concerning to our industry, especially during the critical first 100 days following the inauguration of President-elect Trump,” said CTA president Stephen Laskowski.
The first 100 days following a president’s inauguration are often seen as a defining period, shaping both the new administration’s priorities and its relationship with Congress, the public, and foreign nations.
“Having such political uncertainty at the federal level while a new U.S. president sets his ambitious policy agenda only weakens our ability as a nation to respond to new opportunities and potential threats,” added Laskowski. “The trucking industry has already put forward solutions to improve border security in response to president-elect Trump’s tariff threats and will work within the current political system, which right now does not appear to be equipped to deal with major economic threats to our nation post-January 20.”