Toronto Star: “There is a disconnect between our strategy to successfully renew the CUSMA agreement” and to secure relief from the 50 per cent sectoral tariffs that hit steel, aluminum and autos, he said, because that “ultimately means working with the Americans on a joint approach to China” and not diverging from the U.S.
“The U.S. is extremely concerned with bringing Chinese vehicles and EVs into North America, and has been very clear about this,” Kingston said. Mexico reversed its policies on Chinese EVs as a result and imposed a 50 per cent tariff, while “Canada appears to be going the other direction, actively courting Chinese automakers into the Canadian market.
“That is incompatible with renewing our far more important trade relationship with the United States,” he said…