What do Jean Chrétien, Jason Kenney, Alison Redford and David Eby all have in common?
They’ve called for Canada to use - or consider - export taxes on energy and critical minerals that we ship to the USA.
When you’re in a trade war, every bit of leverage matters. We may be smaller than the US, but we have commodities that its economy depends on. We should tax those goods – oil, gas, thermal coal, potash and other minerals to hit Trump where it hurts. Call it playing our trump card.
A majority of Canadians support it. Leaders across party lines are receptive to it. And it will generate billions in new revenue to help workers most impacted by these tariffs.
I’m calling on the Prime Minister to impose export taxes on energy and critical minerals now.
