Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, solar panels, batteries and steel
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre plans to impose new import taxes on Chinese-made electric cars, solar panels, and semiconductors if his party wins the next election.
- Poilievre announced this plan in Hamilton at the Stelco steel plant, advocating for tariffs on various products.
- He criticized the federal Liberals for not matching U.S. President Joe Biden's tariff strategies against China, despite consultations already started by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.
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Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese EVs, Liberals imply they're already coming
OTTAWA — A future Conservative government would slap massive import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and a host of other products in a bid to protect Canadian jobs, Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday.
Poilievre Promises Tariffs on Chinese Electric Vehicles, Steel, and Aluminum
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to implement tariffs on Chinese exports like electric vehicles, steel, aluminum semiconductors in order to protect Canadian workers against “economic predation” by Beijing. “We want this to be the best place in the world to invest in a new steel mill, dig a new mine, hire another worker,” Poilievre said at a press conference at the Stelco steel plant in Hamilton, Ont., on Aug. 9. “We want these pr…

Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, solar panels, batteries and steel
Steel is among the products Poilievre says requires new import tariffs as he accuses China of breaching labour and environment standards to ‘crush’ Canadian industry
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