US EditionOttawa hasn’t heard directly from China on EV tariffs, agriculture minister says
Canada considers easing 100% tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles while protecting its $43 billion canola industry, which supports 200,000 jobs amid retaliatory Chinese tariffs.
- On Tuesday, Heath MacDonald said the government has not been told directly what the Chinese government wants, adding that easing electric vehicle tariffs is `certainly something that we’re looking at`.
- Following that move, China responded by applying tariffs on Canadian canola, contributing to producer hardship, while Ottawa considers easing tariffs without direct communication from China.
- Ministers touring Manitoba farms heard canola producers are hurt by tariffs, and last Friday Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a $370-million support, though growers say it doesn’t go far enough.
- Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pressed Ottawa to lift EV tariffs, while Manitoba Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn urged consultation with all provinces before changes.
- Canada's agriculture minister said any decision to ease EV tariffs must consider impacts on other sectors, as the federal government has not been told directly from China, MacDonald emphasized.
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Any decision to relax tariffs on electric vehicles from China will have to take into account the impact on other sectors, said Federal Minister of Agriculture Heath MacDonald on Tuesday.
Medicine Hat News
Federal government hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, minister says
WINNIPEG — Canada’s agriculture minister says any decision to ease tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors. Heath MacDonald says the government hasn’t been told directly what the Chinese government wants, but it is something that’s being considered. MacDonald says the federal government wants to ensure
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Ottawa hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, agriculture minister says
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Ottawa hasn’t heard directly from China on EV tariffs, agriculture minister says
WINNIPEG — Any decision on easing tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors, federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday. Canada, following the lead of the United States, slapped a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles last year and committed to a review within 12 months. China later imposed tariffs on Canadian canola, in what was widely seen as a retaliatory m…
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