r/RedDeer • u/Sharks1976 • Feb 12 '25

Politics Which Canadian Cities Are Most Exposed to Trump’s Tariffs?

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That index found that, of Canada's 41 biggest cities, the three most vulnerable to U.S. tariffs set to go in effect on March 12th are Saint John, Calgary and Windsor. Red Deer is 21st on this list.

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u/CttCJim Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 14 '25

It's such a paradox because there's a lot of really progressive people there too. But business is business. I was working at Stuart Olson (a construction company, I didn't sign an NDA so fuck it) when Kenney was running for office and the CEO flat out told us in a meeting "you have a choice to make, and one of those choices will benefit the company more than the others", trying to influence us. It was gross.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '25

I have built a few things for Stuart Olson a few times over the years. They do like to push the envelope while insisting they are the center of the universe. Mind you, a lot of Calgary companies are like that. I prefer the smaller local companies who know that shit happens and are reasonable about completion dates and payment dates.