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Message From The Editor
Wind Shift in Ottawa
I have just returned from the 2025 NMMA Canada Day on the Hill event where leaders from our industry pressed the government to address important issues that we face. For many in Canada’s marine industry, the biggest headwind has been the imposition of the Luxury Tax on September 1, 2022. Since then, the industry has lost significant sales revenue and this has resulted in both lost employment for many Canadians in the boat business (particularly those living in rural areas) and significant lost tax revenues for the Government – simply stated, Canadian boat buyers refused to buy boats that were being very heavily taxed – so the Government did not gain Luxury Tax revenues and also lost the GST that would have been paid on big boats before the Luxury Tax was imposed.
During the 2025 Day on the Hill event, June 18 and 19, 2025 in Ottawa, an extensive series of meetings were organized and this year, there was a notable wind shift. Many of the group felt that our presentations detailing lost employment and significant lost tax revenues were really being heard. Previously, the former Prime Minister was believed to have been personally supportive of the Luxury Tax but he has stepped down. The new Prime Minister, Mark Carney is notably a former Bank of Canada Governor, Bank of England Governor and highly-placed executive with Brookfield. He knows money and would instantly understand the negative impact of the Trudeau-era Luxury Tax.
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Andy Adams, Editor
aadams@kerrwil.com
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Featured
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Changing Scene
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Events
Registration Opens For IBEX 2025
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Product Focus
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Product Focus
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