Amid political upheaval in Ottawa and Washington, Hall Findlay urges Canada to get its house in order
With the return of Donald Trump and departure of Justin Trudeau, School of Public Policy Director Martha Hall Findlay says the political change gripping Ottawa, and especially, Washington is a wake-up call for Canada to get its economic house in order.
Hall Findlay provided her unique perspective on Canada-U.S. relations drawing on her experience in politics, business and academia in a series of media interviews and webinars about Canada’s future in an unsettled world.
For all the concern raised by Trump and his threat to impose widespread tariffs in his second term as president, Hall Findlay warns Canada’s real challenges are at home.
“Our economy is not doing well. It’s not been doing well for a long time and, if anything, the threat of tariffs has encouraged the conversation around how we get our own house in order. We have to do that for us, not for Donald Trump,” she said on a Canadian Global Affairs Institute webinar on the day of Trump’s Inauguration. “It is vital that Canada addresses our productivity issue to ensure economic growth and prosperity in the face of what is to come.”
 Martha Hall Findlay, Director, School of Public Policy |
Canada’s strained relationship with the United States has been a prominent theme in several media interviews that Hall Findlay conducted after Trudeau announced he was stepping down as prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Hall Findlay ran against Trudeau for the leadership of the Liberals in 2013. She said it’s time for new political leadership in Canada. “We’ve been the only country in the world that has, for a decade, been shooting itself in the foot so that a small number of politicians can pat themselves on the back,” she told CBC Radio in reference to federal energy and environment policies. The federal Liberals will select a new leader on March 9. For further coverage, see the below articles and commentary featuring Hall Findlay:
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