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New Tecumseth mayor releases statement about U.S. tariffs
April 17, 2025 · 0 Comments
By Brian Lockhart
The Town of New Tecumseth continues to draw a hard line when it comes to U.S. tariffs on Canadian products.
Council has already proposed a by-law to amend the Town’s Procurement Policy to implement a more flexible ‘Buy Canadian’ and ‘Buy Ontario’ policy.
This will align with federal and provincial efforts to address tariffs and trade disruption between the two countries while ensuring compliance with existing trade agreements.
With Honda Canada being the Town’s biggest employer with over 4,000 people working there, there has been some concern about automotive tariffs and how this could affect production at Honda.
New Tecusmeth Mayor Richard Norcross released a statement on April 4, regarding U.S. tariffs.
“We support our automotive manufacturing industry in New Tecumseth and are working together to understand the full impact of the U.S. imposed tariffs,” the mayor’s statement said. “We will advocate on their behalf to the leaders of Canada and Ontario to engage with the U.S. and come to a solution. In the short-term, New Tecumseth is implementing a more flexible ‘Buy Canadian’ and ‘Buy Ontario’ procurement policy to align with federal and provincial efforts to address tariffs and trade disruptions while complying with existing trade agreements.”
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