Many are worrying about the effect the newly-signed Trans-Pacific Partnership will have on Canada’s automotive industry. But are their concerns justified?

McMaster’s Greig Mordue, the ArcelorMittal Dofasco Chair in Advanced Manufacturing Policy, weighed in on the issue in Friday’s Globe and Mail.

Mordue, a former general manager for corporate planning at Toyota, says that while some of the old policy tools – like tariffs – might be gone, a bold approach can help Canada reassert its position as a viable location for advanced manufacturing.

“Tearing down decades-old silos will be hard – harder than adjusting tax rates or announcing new programs – but if our governments are prepared to think big and overcome jurisdictional barriers, Canada can continue to compete,” writes Mordue.

Read the full op-ed here: Policy tools change, but Canada can still build cars