Warwick Township’s Mayor Want Lambton County to Look for Ways to Buy Canadian Following Us President Donald Trump’s Tariff Threat.
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Trump Announced 10 Per Cent Tariffs on Canadian Energy and 25 per cent on All Other Products Going Into the US That Were Set To Begin Tuesday and Canada Followed With Promise of Retaliatory Duies, But the US Agreed Monday to Pause ITS Tariffs for At Least 30 Days Following Calls Between the President and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
At a County Council Meeting Wednesday, Warwick Township Mayor Todd Case Asked, “If We’ve Ever Taken A Look at What We Buy and where we buy it from?”
“I’m like Most People, I Hope that this is perhaps done,” He Said about the Tariff Dispute. “I really doning think it is, but i think it would be important for us to really try to support canadian-made products here at the country of lambton.
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The County spends More Than $ 280 million at Year on Services for Its 128,000 Residents, Including Roads, Ambulances, Libraries, Affordable Housing, Public Health, Social Services, Museums, Long-Term Care and Others.
Council is Scheduled to Meet March 5 to Begin Consider Lambton’s Budget for 2025.
“I think it’s very important that a government body like bearselves leads by example and tries to buy as much canadian content as possible,” case said.
Council Backed Case’s Motion to have County Staff Preer A Report on Ways to Do that.
“A Deep Dive Into where we can continue to support local and support Canadian First” is “an excellent idea,” Said Sarnia Coun. Brian White.
Stephane Thiffeault, The County’s Chief Administrative Officer, Said Lambton Already Tries to Use Local Trades When It Can, “But in Terms of the Broader Buy-Canadian Piece, that’s something we need to take a closer look at.”
Potential Impacts from Tariffs on County Operations is something senior managers were already discuss, thiffeault said.
“All of Our Divisions Were Asked to Look at Potential Vulnerabilities” and look for “Means to Address them,” He Said.
Early in the Week, Toronto Mayor Olivia Show instructed her City’s Staff to Review Its Provide Policies and Come Up with a buy-canadian Initiative to Prioritize Local Goods and Services.
With Files from the Canadian Press
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