New Liberal government should scrap EV tariffs on China to help trade, climate goals, say critics [Video]

As Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday, the federal government has its work cut out for it following a tumultuous few months in domestic politics — not just on the tariff front with the U.S., but also with the world’s second-largest economy. 

In the fall, Canada followed in the footsteps of then-U.S. president Joe Biden in implementing an additional 100 per cent surtax on Chinese-made electric vehicles — a move critics say makes less sense now considering the fractured relationship with our southern neighbours, our climate goals and China’s counter-tariffs on Canadian canola farmers. 

“That was a dumb policy, and we … followed suit by demonstrating our allegiance [to the U.S.],” said Jessica Green, political science professor at the University of Toronto who focuses on climate change and global climate politics. 

“The ground has shifted … making it an even dumber …