Canada sends message that we are part of ‘America First’

On EVs, the feds ignored the process of implementing trade defensive measures, and instead adopted a secretive process to simply appropriate an arbitrary U.S. policy.

Finance Minster Chrystia Freeland has said that ongoing talks could lead to additional protectionist measures in other sectors, writes David Crane.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY DAVID CRANE

September 9, 2024

TORONTO–In imposing a 100-per-cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, along with additional penalties on Chinese steel and aluminum, the Trudeau government has helped reinforce the widely-held international image of Canada as an American vassal.

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