Should Canada tax its own exports? Here’s where Carney, Poilievre stand
Pierre Poilievre says Canada shouldn't "tariff itself" by taxing energy exports, arguing Carney should use Canada's energy and critical minerals to negotiate tariff-free access to U.S. markets.
With the Trump administration threatening to impose 50 per cent tariffs on roughly US$28 billion worth of Canadian goods beginning Aug. 19, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid out a starkly different negotiating strategy from Mark Carney.
Asked whether Canada should use oil, gas or potash exports to pressure Washington, Poilievre rejected retaliatory export taxes or bans.
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"That would be tariffing ourselves."
Poilievre slams export taxes on Canadian resources, arguing the smarter play is using Canada's energy and critical minerals to win tariff-free access to U.S. markets.
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“Banning or taxing the export of Canadian resources would only kill tens if not hundreds of thousands of Canadian jobs, and we would be tariffing ourselves,” he said. “That would not be a good idea.”
Instead, Poilievre argued Canada should use its resource wealth as a positive bargaining chip.
