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NMMA Canada made its official submission to the Government of Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlining its concerns regarding the retaliatory tariffs. A trade war between Canada and the U.S. is bad for both countries.

The letter outlines concerns specific to four proposed tariffs on recreational boats – inflatables, motorboats, outboard motorboats, and sailboats, stating, “NMMA is extremely concerned by some of the Government of Canada’s proposed countermeasures in response to the United States’ imposition of tariffs on imports of certain steel and aluminum products from Canada. While the industry understands the government’s need to respond to these unfair tariffs being imposed by the U.S., a number of the proposed countermeasures regarding recreational boats, if implemented, will have a significant negative impact on our industry….These proposed countermeasures will severely impact the flow of manufactured boats across our border and will result in prohibitive price increases to Canadian consumers.”

To view NMMA Canada’s letter, click here.

NMMA Canada urges members to contact their elected officials on this important matter. You can write the Prime Minister directly at the following address:

The Right Hon. Justin Trudeau, P.C., M.P.
Prime Minister of Canada
80 Wellington Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A3
Canada
[email protected]

You can also submit comments to the Finance Tariff Consultation by June 15, 2018 [email protected] and write your local Member of Parliament (If you do not know the MP in your riding please visit http://www.ourcommons.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members).

Here is an example of a letter you could use when writing government.

If you wish to discuss the topic or have questions, please contact Sara Anghel, President, NMMA Canada at [email protected].