Canada imposes a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles

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Canada imposes a 100% tariff on imports of ********-made electric vehicles

********* Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a ****** news conference with U.S. President Joe Biden, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 24, 2023.

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Canada’s government is imposing a 100% tariff on imports of

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that matches U.S. tariffs.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also announced Monday there will be a 25% tariff on ******** steel and aluminum.

“Actors like China have chosen to give themselves an unfair advantage in the global marketplace,” Trudeau said at a cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Trudeau’s government began

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on the issue earlier this summer to counter what Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has said is a clear effort by ******** companies to generate a global oversupply.

Canada’s move comes weeks after both the ******* States and the ********* Commission announced plans to impose higher import tariffs on ******** EVs.

U.S. national security advisor Jake Sullivan encouraged Canada to do the same during a meeting with Trudeau and cabinet minister at a cabinet retreat in Halifax, Nova Scotia on Sunday.

Right now the only ********-made EVs imported into Canada are from Tesla, made at the company’s Shanghai factory. There are no ********-branded EVs sold or imported at the moment.

Freeland has said Canada will act in concert with its allies in the ******* States and the ********* Union as North America has an integrated auto sector. Freeland has said her government would ensure Canada doesn’t become a dumping ground for ******** oversupply.

U.S. President Joe Biden has said ******** government subsidies for EVs and other consumer goods ensure that ******** companies don’t have to turn a profit, giving them an unfair advantage in global trade.

******** firms can

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. China’s solar cell plants and steel and aluminum mills have enough capacity to meet much of the world’s demand, with ******** officials arguing their production keeps prices low and would aid a transition to the green economy.

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