Canada’s $1B “Rescue” Is a Lie (Here’s the Real Cost)

Tap The Maple | Bakes On Things · May 5, 2026 · 31m

They’re calling it “support.”

A $1 BILLION loan program for Canadian steel, aluminum, and copper companies hit by U.S. tariffs.

But here’s what they’re NOT telling you…

This isn’t a rescue.

It’s debt.

And if these companies don’t recover fast enough, those “loans” turn into losses, defaults, and taxpayer costs they won’t talk about today.

In this episode of Tap the Maple, we break down:

Why loans are NOT the same as real support

What past programs like CEBA reveal about default risk

How governments quietly turn “loans” into spending later

The danger of creating “zombie companies”

And the…