Carney promises support for N.S. industries amid tensions with U.S.

CBC News

· Posted: Apr 21, 2025 6:54 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised Monday that Nova Scotia industries volition beryllium sustained amid the ongoing governmental tensions with the United States.

Carney told those attending a run lawsuit in Upper Onslow, Colchester County, that a Liberal authorities volition enactment industries successful Nova Scotia and from seashore to seashore arsenic they deal with U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs and his threats to Canada's sovereignty.

"We're gathering this large state due to the fact that we are successful power of our future," said Carney, who besides made a run halt successful Charlottetown connected Monday. "It doesn't substance what Trump tweets, we tin physique millions of houses with Canadian technology, Canadian workers and Nova Scotia lumber."

The Liberal person besides made notation to the Canadian ships and icebreakers being built successful Halifax to unafraid the Canadian Arctic and support the state "from threats that besides travel southbound of the borderline arsenic good arsenic crossed the ocean."

Carney's message, with a week remaining earlier the April 28 election, struck a chord with radical successful Upper Onslow.

"In a precise turbulent clip wherever tariffs and goodness knows what are causing truthful overmuch harm and besides intelligence distress, we request a calm enactment and a calm government," Anthony Kawalski said. 

Affordability and state of look were 2 issues important to Rod Norrie, who besides attended the day event. 

"Making beingness much viable and casual for radical successful this country," Norrie said. "We are truthful fortunate to beryllium capable to accidental our views retired large and it's conscionable a large country." 

A tiny radical of radical protesting against Carney besides gathered adjacent to the meet-and-greet. While they created small to nary disruption to the event, the opposing views highlighted among immoderate radical the need for a much unified Canada. 

"I would conscionable similar to bring immoderate unity to the state and combat against the tariffs and I anticipation we tin physique this state stronger than we person been," said Jim Baker. 

Joanne Wells echoed his sentiments.

With the continued threats to Canadian sovereignty from the U.S. president, she said determination is 1 happening that truly matters to her during this election. 

"Democracy," Wells said. "You spot the fascism, right-wing, loud, ignorance. It's similar respect is gone."