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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has finally gotten off the bench and is calling on the federal government to drop its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. He recently shared that “Canada’s trade policy must balance long term industrial goals and national security with immediate economic realities as well as the national responsibility to grow every region of Canada’s economy”. “While protecting our automotive sector is important, the current approach has created a two-front trade war that disproportionately impacts Western Canada.”

Canada's being attacked by both China and the United States, and still manages to lose.

GOLDBERG: On China and tariffs, Kinew is right Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has finally gotten off the bench and is calling on the federal government to drop its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles. Read more

"Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald said Tuesday a decision to scrap or ease these tariffs is under review, but would include consideration of the impacts on other sectors, and that China had not yet communicated what exactly it wants."

And, just as this commentator spectated, here we go. Looking forward to what comes out of this.

Ottawa considering scrapping tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles If Canadians were in the driver’s seat, tariffs imposed by Ottawa on Chinese electric vehicles (EV) would have an easier road to the Canadian market.