Protectionism has to be a thing of the past. No, especially in the manufacturing area. A friend lost her job in a factory after 18 years of working. He husband's plant closed down after 20 years. A friend I have where I live lost his job after 12 years.
Free trade is good for Canadian industry.
Protected industry helps nobody but the unionists. They're overpaid and overprotected. Look at the unemployment rate, if you want an example. Since free trade, we've got double unemployment compared to the Americans. No, but in the Middle Ages, so-called wise men thought they could make gold out of lead, too.