Erica Johnson, The National | CBC News Jan 10, 2026 Reporting about Prime Minister Carney’s upcoming trip to China and its significance for Canadian industries and trade. “The Chinese have successfully put Western jobs against central Canadian jobs and the Prime Minister of Canada has an unenviable job of striking that balance,” said APMA President Flavio Volpe. (Flavio appears @ 16:19) Watch here

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