Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks with reporters during a news conference in Ottawa on Jan. 9, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Ottawa must keep tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) due to national security risks. He adds that Canada should “toughen up” in response to Beijing’s trade actions rather than make concessions to lift Chinese tariffs on Canadian canola, as some are suggesting.
Poilievre made the comments during an interview with The Elev8 Podcast, aired on Aug. 28, where he was asked for his thoughts on the tariffs Ottawa imposed on Chinese EVs last year, given Beijing’s recent imposition of additional tariffs on Canadian canola in apparent retaliation.
