Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates
“Trump’s reckless tariffs have already caused thousands of workers in Windsor to be laid off, and tens of thousands more across Ontario are at risk. Workers want to know government is stepping up.” – Wayne Gates, NDP MPP for the provincial riding of Niagara Falls which includes Niagara-on-the-Lake and Fort Erie
News from the Constituency Office of Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates
Posted May 1st, 2025 on Niagara At Large
NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario – MPP Wayne Gates (Niagara Falls) is calling on the Ontario Minister of Finance to take concrete action to support auto workers across the province, who are facing a crisis stemming from the Trump administration’s tariffs.
“Autoworkers are saying loud and clear: If you want to sell cars here, you must build here”, said Gates. At a rally in Windsor last weekend, I stood with workers, many of them Unifor members who travelled from Niagara to protect Canadian jobs. These workers helped build this province, and they’re asking for one thing: put politics aside, stand up and fight for our jobs.”
This sign along a busy street in front of the Unifor union headquarter in St. Catharines, Ontario certainly makes it clear how auto workers here feel about Trump and his tariffs.
“We have built cars in Canada for over 100 years, and Canadians buy 2 million vehicles yearly. I’ll say it plainly—this is our industry. These are our jobs. And we’re not backing down. The Minister stood up yesterday with partisan political shots and no plan—that wasn’t leadership.”
“Trump’s reckless tariffs have already caused thousands of workers in Windsor to be laid off, and tens of thousands more across Ontario are at risk. Workers want to know government is stepping up. Our advantages over the US are publicly funded health care and education, a highly skilled workforce, and world-class manufacturing.”
“We can’t allow any car company to take equipment out of our plants and ship it to American plants. Once the equipment is moved, it’s never coming back, and our jobs are gone. We must all fight like hell to protect workers’ jobs in Ontario.”
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