Following Prime Minister Carney walking away from a bad deal in Trade Negotiations with the United States, Mayor Brown issued the following statement:
Last night, Canada stood firm in trade negotiations with the United States.
Prime Minister Carney and Minister Leblanc walked away from a bad deal instead of signing one that left our auto sector exposed, and Brampton knows better than almost anyone what’s at stake if we get this wrong.
Nearly 3,000 workers in Brampton remain out of work because of the Stellantis Assembly Plant shutdown, which has stood idle since December 2023, and the company is reportedly weighing whether to close and sell the plant outright. Beyond the assembly line, Brampton’s economy runs on an integrated manufacturing ecosystem of auto parts, steel, aluminum, logistics, and advanced manufacturing, with all of it exposed to the same punitive tariffs stalling this deal.
When jobs move south, plants go idle, and local families pay the price. So I’m glad our federal negotiators held firm. Our message is simple: Canada must secure a deal that eliminates damaging tariffs on vehicles, parts, steel, and aluminum and protects Canadian jobs. Anything less is a deal Brampton and Canada cannot afford.
Brampton supports the Team Canada approach to these negotiations. No deal is better than a bad deal, and now is the time for every level of government, industry, and every Canadian to stand shoulder to shoulder in defence of Canadian workers, businesses, and our economy.
Brampton has also been taking action locally. Earlier this year, we established the Mayor’s Tariff Task Force to assess the economic impact of U.S. tariffs on local industries and help build Brampton’s long-term economic resilience. We also launched our Made in Canada procurement policy, prioritizing Canadian goods and services and restricting U.S.-owned companies from City contracts while American tariffs remain in place. Brampton is prepared to use every tool available to support Canadian businesses, protect local jobs, and strengthen our domestic economy.
We built this country’s auto sector and the supply chains that depend on it over 80 years, and we are not signing it away or backing down.
