Carney under pressure as China pushes Canada to drop EV tariffs
Mark Carney faces mounting pressure during trade talks in Beijing, as China demands relief from electric-vehicle tariffs in exchange for easing counter-tariffs on Canadian canola and seafood
Prime Minister Mark Carney is in China this week for high-stakes trade talks, with Beijing pressing Ottawa to lower or eliminate tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. According to reporting in the Toronto Star, Canadian negotiators are discussing a potential trade-off: easing EV tariffs in exchange for relief from Chinese counter-tariffs on Canadian exports like canola and seafood.
The proposal has triggered sharp pushback at home. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging Carney to hold the line, warning that opening the door to low-cost Chinese EVs could devastate Ontario’s already-strained auto manufacturing sector and threaten thousands of jobs.
Meanwhile, Chinese state-controlled media is signalling skepticism, suggesting Ottawa must prove its outreach to Beijing is not merely a tactic to gain leverage against the United States. China has openly urged Canada to distance itself from Washington if it wants improved relations — a demand that raises serious questions about Canada’s long-term trade and security alignment.
Engineer and longtime industry executive Ves Sobot joins Straight Up to break down what’s really at stake — from EV tariffs and energy exports to Canada’s fragile position between two global superpowers.
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China is no friend of Canada, or anybody else for that matter.
Carney basically is no friend of Canada either.
All he does is talk and talk and talk and talk.
Remember all the promises to expedite major Projects to get Canada's economy pumping.
Anybody seen anything in that regard??
ANYBODY???
ANYTHING????
As for Products from China when I was in Canada I did my best to avoid anything that they produced.
Of course that was not always possible and in some cases impossible.
I would think though for EV's who in their right mind would want one regardless of origin.
Worse.. If you did you would have to be insane to want one made in China.
Then again.. Could be a tell on who votes Liberal I guess.
In any case a decision would also be "a tell" on where Carney actually stands on doing anything good for Canada as certainly removing the tariffs on Chinese made EV's would send the dead opposite message.
Then again...
Given Carney's globe trotting habits and his deep connections to The WEF, Globalists, The UN, Environmentalist etc. one might be excused for thinking that message has already been sent.
Too bad not enough Canadians have yet to pay enough attention to the fake and the fraud many got fooled into voting for.
Could this be it? Could this be the end?
Is China going to force Carny to choose - out loud - between them and the USA?
In Canadian minds - and in the real world - that is not actually a choice. All politics aside, just look at a map. Therein lies the only reasonable answer.
But Carny's historical indecisiveness - along with his notable lack of backbone - is rather epic. 'Why make a decision when I can just jump on a plane and go visit people who like me?'
This one is going to be very interesting. I simply cannot wait for the Bank Manager to respond.