He learned the trade of carriage making and became a leading Canadian manufacturer.
The company, a Canadian manufacturer of communications equipment, also said it would cut 10,000 jobs.
"American and Canadian manufacturers may not compete head to head as often thought," he said.
Bombardier, a Canadian manufacturer of aircraft, has adopted the campaign.
After the company went out of business in 2001, the name was sold and is currently used by a Canadian manufacturer of car wash equipment.
The Canadian manufacturer of this product states that it is not to be used in patients weighing less than 40 kilograms (88 pounds).
However, this was not favorable to Canadian manufacturers and exporters who do most of their business south of the border.
In 1906 he was President of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.
Fleet Aircraft was a Canadian manufacturer of aircraft from 1928 to 1957.
In 1907 he was elected President of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association.