“Hopefully this inspires the Trump Administration to get a little more serious.”
That’s from Prince George Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Neil Godbout after the Democrats took control of the House and the Senate during last night’s (Tuesday) American mid-term elections.
Godbout told MyPGNow.com the results make passing President Donald Trump’s mandate more difficult but not insurmountable.
“It makes it very tough for things to get done, but they can get things done if they’re willing to work together. If President Trump decides he’s just going to spend his next two years fighting with these folks, then maybe not so much will get done.”
He added local businesses should be slightly more optimistic for the time being.
“I think they should be feeling maybe a little bit more hopeful than they were 24 or 48 hours ago in terms of the overall economy because I mean, one thing that voters in the United States seem to have made it clear is they, they are tired of high prices, and especially high fuel prices.”
As for what a trade deal could look like, the ball is in president Donald Trump’s court.
“Hopefully, this inspires President Trump and, and his administration to get far more serious about that either keeps the current CUSMA in place because it was his trade deal to begin with, or that to get more serious about updating it.”
“Addressing stuff with lumber tariffs. In terms of one thing for BC, would also right, not just CUSMA, and you know, addressing the auto sector and steel and aluminum. Getting after softwood lumber would also be a nice thing as well. I think we also have to manage our expectations.”
Godbout stated while the move is likely considered to be a positive, people still need to manage their expectations.
The Democrats won 54 seats while the incumbent Republicans picked up only 44.
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