I mean maybe but Flavio Volpe saying "nuh-uh" is the kind of voice that the feds listen to. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Stellantis Signs Memo with Roshel for Possible Sale of Idle Plant

Stellantis NV has signed a memorandum with a Canadian armored vehicle manufacturer that outlines steps toward the sale of an idled car factory near Toronto — a move that represents yet another ripple ...

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This is me explaining Trump's Bombardier own-goal in today's @TorontoStar.com: "The comparison to Nero is severe, but increasingly difficult to avoid: a narcissistic ruler so consumed with his own performance that he cannot see what is burning around him." www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Donald Trump’s threat to ban Bombardier ignores the American jobs it already supports

President Donald Trump now threatens to ban Bombardier airplanes from the United States unless the company builds them there, but Americans already do.

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Great to talk to @CNN.com about how Trump’s Bombardier move is the same one he’s putting on Ford and Detroit. He’s trying to hurt 🇨🇦 but he’s hitting 🇺🇸 just as hard.

Great to talk to 🇺🇸s @meidastouch.com’s Scott MacFarlane on 🇨🇦s reaction to Trump’s nonsensical trade threats. “Right now, I think the White House & its surrogates deeply underestimated the Canadian response, and the backing that the PM has to make tough decisions”. youtu.be/cIl8SZQASlA?...

🚨 Trump gets news he FEARED from Canadian trade EXPERT!

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He will sink Detroit. I told the @nytimes.com here. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/07/w...

We’ve been over this before: Every Global 7500 that Bombardier builds in 🇨🇦 has 2 GE engines built in Indiana, 🇺🇸. Every Challenger that Bombardier builds in 🇨🇦 has 2 Honeywell engines built in Arizona. 🇺🇸. Bombardier employs 3,000+ 🇺🇸s & has 2,800 🇺🇸 suppliers. Not so smart.

For those keeping score, if 🇨🇦 had 🇺🇸 dollar parity in 2025: - 🇺🇸s would have paid $152B MORE for the 🇨🇦 goods they bought - 🇨🇦s would have paid $133B LESS for the 🇺🇸 goods they bought This idea would have COST 🇺🇸s $285B on swing in balance for the year. Who will tell him?

For those keeping score, the man belittling 🇨🇦 for saying “no thanks” is a Trump-appointed Treasury Secretary, struggling to contain bond yields, on a network that agreed to pay a $787.5M settlement for lying about 2020 election fraud, speaking to the president’s daughter in law.

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Most American have zero interest in the US government treating one of our most important historical allies and trading partners like this. But the worst among us is running the country, thanks to the worst and most irresponsible voters among us.

Authenticated 🇨🇦 AVRO Aircraft Ltd., CF-100 Canuck parts. In 1952, the APMA was founded as the Auto & Aircraft* Parts Manufacturers’ Association, including firms that made supersonic windscreens, flight computers & air pressure valves for 🇨🇦 designed fighter jets. Enjoy! 🇨🇦

Great to counter the rhetoric with facts in @time.com on how Trump will sink Detroit. time.com/article/2026...

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The War Amps

The War Amps is committed to improving the lives of Canadian amputees.

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The fight over 🇺🇸 auto tariffs on 🇨🇦 is a story of the White House vs Detroit. Pretending to defend it, Team Trump has cost 🇺🇸 auto makers an extra $110B that will NEVER see return on investment. The White House will sink the Detroit 3 in 2027 if it stays on its reckless path.

Canada Forever 🇨🇦. This is us.

The Lake Ontario stunt has galvanized 🇨🇦s who weren’t yet involved or affected in the trade war. It’s amazing to see. Really, thank you for your attention to this matter.

It’s a purposeful disrespect - basic trolling, no less, no more in its intent. However, underneath that is a continued disrespect for our sovereignty after 18 months of unchecked recklessness in power. We are caught between the relationship we inherited & the one our kids will.

Here’s why auto parts tariffs on Canada will shut down the US auto sector. My piece in today’s @TorontoStar.com: “We know what we are worth and we won’t discount the price under threats. Don’t be mistaken, what we make is for sale. Who we are is not.” www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

".. Don’t be mistaken, what we make is for sale, but who we are is not.." Flavio Volpe👇 Canada forever 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

Flavio Volpe, C.M.@flaviovolpe.bsky.social · 3w ago

This isn’t reality TV, it’s real life & there are real consequences. But we won’t be underestimated twice. We know what we are worth & we won’t discount the price under threats. Don’t be mistaken, what we make is for sale, but who we are is not. Canada forever. 🇨🇦

This isn’t reality TV, it’s real life & there are real consequences. But we won’t be underestimated twice. We know what we are worth & we won’t discount the price under threats. Don’t be mistaken, what we make is for sale, but who we are is not. Canada forever. 🇨🇦

Great to talk to the @washingtonpost.com on the red line we found in the 🇨🇦🇺🇸 talks & why it was necessary to back away.

First & foremost, a deal that works for Canada is the ultimate priority. This has been the central objective of the last few months, weeks & especially days. This context is unique. In crisis, we've only ever partnered with the US, not faced off with them. Where we land matters.

‘Gone to the mattresses’ — Auto industry urges Carney government to stay strong in trade talks #cdnpoli #ipolitics

‘Gone to the mattresses’ — Auto industry urges Carney government to stay strong in trade talks

Flavio Volpe, president of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association of Canada, said the Trump administration miscalculated the response from Canadians and Prime Minister Mark Carney has broad support from voters to stand strong and refuse to offer concessions.

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Re Canada-US talks: On matters of substance, there are mutually-recognized, overlapping interests that would reward a renewed partnership. There are also material actions & retaliations that will need to be reconciled. Current, senior, in-person discussions feed my optimism.

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I shared my thoughts on the Gordie Howe Bridge opening in an op-ed in today’s @thestar.com www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Gordie Howe was bigger than politics, his bridge should be too

The Gordie Howe Bridge will become part of Windsor and Detroit’s identity. People will see it and know this region and what it does.

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Canadians have real debate on how to respond, but we are united on what this is. They are upset that we stood up for ourselves because they misunderstand our calm. We are a complicated nation worth defending. Our history books are full of that lesson. This too shall pass.

Thread 🧵 Spent some time reading through the actual White House Section 338 proclamations and HTS annexes, not the headlines. There are three separate actions by title*: dairy, alcohol & motor vehicles. The titles are important. The tariff lists are even more important. /1

Feed: "Policy Magazine" By: Flavio Volpe on Saturday, July 18, 2026

On Being Canadian When the Stakes are High

I like being Canadian.

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I was honoured & excited to take 🇨🇦s first delivery of a Hanwha Group KSS-III submarine at CANSEC in Ottawa today! It was only a scale model but it’s representative of the great things we will do together in our Project Arrow Defence Industries JV.

See you in Ottawa tomorrow for the first Team Canada 🇨🇦 skate.