AEM Endorses Bill C-5: A Landmark Step Toward a Unified Canadian Economy

OTTAWA - In response to the Senate's passage of Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, AEM Senior Vice President of Government and Industry Relations Kip Eideberg released the following statement:

"The Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) welcomes the Senate's passage of Bill C-5, a bold and necessary initiative to foster nation-building infrastructure and reduce interprovincial trade barriers.

Canada’s equipment manufacturers stand ready to seize the opportunities Bill C-5 presents, including helping to deliver mass scale infrastructure projects – from energy corridors to mass transit systems, and more – across the country faster and more efficiently. Streamlined, national standards will help promote a truly integrated domestic supply chain, which will unlock greater interprovincial commerce, strengthen manufacturing capacity, and create more jobs in the equipment manufacturing industry.

We look forward to working collaboratively with Ottawa and the provincial governments to ensure smooth implementation of standards and to begin truly building ‘One Canadian Economy.’ "