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22 Oct, 4 tweets, 2 min read
A motion to politicize Canada's COVID19 response is today's election threat.

Firms from across the country dropped everything to help save lives by making critical medical goods for every govt in Canada.

Every political stripe, we all did this together.

In March the entire world faced a critical shortage of life-saving PPE & ventilators. For Canada, all of these items were imported & we faced a grave situation.

I challenged auto suppliers to step up & they responded overwhelmingly and immediately. /2

canada.autonews.com/coronavirus/pa…
Now this motion threatens to politicize to biggest industrial mobilization of Canadian industry in its history.

There are firm levers to compel disclosure at any time of any business any govt is conducting with industry.

This motion isn't necessary. /3

cbc.ca/news/politics/…
Canada's response to the COVID19 crisis was lauded around the world because we did not politicize what we needed to do, we just did it.

Urgently.

Together.

Safely.

If we are going to politicize it, call me as the first witness.

I dare you.

/End

economist.com/international/…

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20 Oct
It’s the end of an era with Don Walker’s retirement.

His confident leadership led @MagnaInt to heights heretofore unseen by a Canadian firm, making them a global giant in all things auto.

The world’s 3rd largest supplier has become a leading 21st century mobility force. /1
Outside of @MagnaInt, his unique influence & thoughtful manner as chair of the Canadian Automotive Partnership Council has been a steadying force for 2 decades.

He challenged us to think globally as the waves bashed our shores. Crisis after crisis, Don led from the front. /2
Don’s tenure will be marked not just by the incredible rise of @MagnaInt but by the tide that caused so many other boats to follow.

His contribution to the NAFTA renegotiation was pivotal in mitigating extremes in the balance between suppliers & OEMs, between the US & Can/Mex /3
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16 Apr
FEEL BETTER:

Since our mid-March call, 165 companies have put their hand up with no promises, just 'give us the specs'.

77 made vents/masks/shields/gowns/swabs proposals.

25 are now in some stage of production.

Millions of PPEs, thousands of Ventilators.

#StepUP #COVID19
I am sharing because I want everyone to see what we are seeing every single day here.

This is not window dressing. @Lavaltool made tools for masks without being asked, Mitchell Plastics has made 100k face shields without a PO, @CavalierTool has been working around the clock too.
My team have been in contact with government officials &companies around the clock & around the world 7 days a week for over a month.

We are all on the same spinning rock circling a fireball. We are born and we die.

The only thing that matters is how we treat each other.
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2 Feb
In a week where we hosted @JustinTrudeau I reflected yesterday that I’ve met 8 Canadian Prime Ministers in my life.

Putting aside those I met & simply greeted, here’s some Sunday morning reflections & anecdotes for #cdnpoli on the others.

Here goes /1
My father was a rookie opposition MP in Brian Mulroney’s second term. My grandfather, his father, passed away suddenly in 1989, the following year.

As we gathered at my Nonno’s house that day, a 13 yr old me answered the kitchen telephone. “Hello”, said the baritone caller /2
‘Hello’ I responded. “Who is this?” ‘Flavio’. “Flavio, its Brian Mulroney calling. Can I speak to Joe”.

I retrieved my father from the living room & told him there was a call for him. I can still picture him on the phone, 5 min at least, tears in his eyes.

He thanked him /3
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1 Aug 18
On this NAFTA journey, I’ve met with negotiators of each country, attended every round, had meetings with the White House in DC, at the Palacio Nacional in Mexico City and the PMO in Ottawa. 1/
I’ve spoken directly with the President of Mexico and hosted the Prime Minister of Canada. I work closely with my counterparts in all 3 countries and I speak all day long with companies that are affected and invested.

I speak with reporters all over the world on the record. 2/
In spite of my exposure and investment in a positive NAFTA outcome, I can’t tell you with certainty what the outcome will be and what chief negotiators are thinking.

Its a high stakes negotiation between 3 sovereign countries with much at risk. It’s not done in public. /3
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