Josh Rubin, Toronto Star Jan 9, 2026 There’s speculation that the court may be set to rule today. This article share the sentiment of the Canadian business community in reaction to the news. “There’s absolutely a risk Donald Trump would do something capricious in the loss,” said APMA CEO Flavio Volpe. “It’s important for Canada to behave in its own best interests. It’s about not taking a victory lap, not celebrating. Let the U.S. stakeholders take the victory lap — they’re th

Steven Chase, The Globe and Mail Jan 7, 2026 Ottawa is asking South Korea and Germany to pair their submarine bids with commitments to auto manufacturing in Canada. The President of the APMA, Flavio Volpe, believes that’s a wise move. “A Canada that will invest 5 per cent of GDP on defence annually has to find new ways to get additional industrial benefits for the hardware spend,” Volpe said. “Tying the purchase of some of the world’s most advanced military equipment to inves

Ethan Lang, CBC News Jan 7, 2025 GM’s Oshawa local union president, Jeff Gray, voiced concerns that union leadership is not doing enough for its members. Meanwhile, APMA President Flavio Volpe acknowledged the limits of Canada’s influence, saying, “There’s a certain helplessness in dealing with national security tariffs imposed by a White House that doesn’t want to negotiate its way out of it. But it's not like other crises that we've been able to control the levers. The leve