Maxime Bernier says a second Trump administration would be beneficial to Canada

11/04/2024 / By Arsenio Toledo

Conservative Canadian politician Maxime Bernier, the leader of the anti-illegal immigration People’s Party of Canada, has expressed his support for former President Donald Trump, believing that a second Trump presidency would be beneficial for Canadians.

In an interview with pro-life online news outlet LifeSiteNews, Bernier said that, while he usually does not comment on the political affairs of other nations or “events such as foreign wars that don’t directly concern Canada,” he made an exception for the current election in the United States after being asked about it at a recent event.

He commented how the U.S. is and has always been Canada’s “closest friend” and “largest trade partner,” and all major events that affect the U.S. impact Canada “in so many ways.” Because of this, he made an “exception” to discuss his thoughts on the U.S. election.

“I hope Mr. Trump will win the election because we share many key policy stances with him and his decisions will bring these issues to the forefront and the media here to report on them, which could have a positive impact on the PPC,” said Bernier. (Related: Betting website Polymarket: Donald Trump odds-on favorite to win it all in November.)

In another event in Waterloo, Ontario, Bernier made a similar comment, telling supporters of his People’s Party that “I hope that Trump will win.”

Bernier noted how Trump shares similar values with the People’s Party, including “opposition to mass immigration and the need to deport illegals” and “opposition to radical gender ideology.”

He also noted how Trump is opposed to the regime of censorship on social media platforms and is against the Paris Climate Agreement “and costly and inefficient climate change programs.”

Furthermore, Bernier and Trump are aligned with the need to oppose participation in the “pointless war in Ukraine pushed by American neoconservatives.”

Trump White House could be very beneficial to Canadian economy

Canadian analysts are keen to see the potential benefits a Trump administration could bring to the country. Firstly, analysts are waiting to see whether Trump will manage to boost homebuilding and bring down house prices, which have risen steeply since 2020, and whether Trump’s plans for mass homebuilding could either be replicated in Canada or would have a domino effect on the Canadian housing market.

Canadian officials and experts are also hoping a Trump-led White House would reopen negotiations for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the free trade agreement between the three nations that replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1994, more commonly known as NAFTA. Trump signed the USMCA in 2018, and it is up for review in 2026.

Analysts believe a White House led by Vice President Kamala Harris would be easier to negotiate with, as she is more likely to give concessions during the review. Trump, meanwhile, is more likely to be a hardliner on certain subjects, including the provision of incentives to businesses in valuable manufacturing sectors to make sure they aren’t incentivized to move their businesses either to Canada or Mexico where operating costs may be much lower.

Trump has also vowed to negotiate revisions to the USMCA that will focus more on stopping China from taking advantage of the trade agreement’s North American origin rules for auto manufacturing.

Watch this clip of former President Donald Trump at a rally in Wisconsin calling the administration of President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris the “worst” in the history of the United States.

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