May 8 webinar and tariffs and interprovincial trade in Atlantic Canada
May 1, 2025
| Next week, the CCPA-Nova Scotia, in partnership with the Nova Scotia Federation of Labour (NSFL), is hosting an insightful webinar about interprovincial trade barriers and the tariff crisis. Details: Thursday, May 8th, 7-8 pm ADT on Zoom Register for the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2TfRYBeMS626RrV9a22egg#/registration Chris Roberts, National Director of the Canadian Labour Congress’s Social and Economic Policy Department, and I will open the discussion with an overview of the trade war, and debunk the proposal that removing interprovincial trade barriers is a solution that could result in significant economic growth. The webinar includes a roundtable discussion on the impacts of the trade war in the region and nationally, as well as worker-centred solutions in the face of imposed tariffs. Roundtable Speakers: Bea Bruske, President, Canadian Labour Congress Lana Payne, National President, Unifor, and member of the federal government’s Canada-US panel on tariffs. Jessica McCormick, President, Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour, and a member of that province’s trade committee. Moderator: Ajay Parasram, CCPA-NS Steering Committee member and Associate Professor, Departments of International Development Studies and History, Dalhousie University Opening remarks: Jennifer Murray, Atlantic Director, Unifor Closing remarks: Danny Cavanagh, President, NSFL As the tariff crisis continues, we will continue to demand that decision-makers prioritize policies that leave no one behind. |
