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Carney pledges all in Canada auto network amid tariff threats [Video]

The Liberals are pledging to build an “all in Canada” auto network to help protect Canadian workers from U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Liberal Leader Mark Carney unveiled his party’s plan on Wednesday for the country’s auto sector, which will create a $2-billion “strategic response fund.”

Speaking at an election campaign stop in Windsor, Ont., Carney said this money will protect the jobs of workers affected by Trump’s tariffs and “fortify the entire Canadian auto supply chain from raw materials to finished vehicles.”

“Our auto sector has always been there for our country, so in this time of uncertainty and need, Canada will be there for our auto workers,” he said.

Under the Liberal plan, Carney said his government would build an “all in Canada network for auto manufacturing components” to avoid having parts cross the border multiple times before final assembly, which he said was a “huge vulnerability” in a …

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