Ontario Premier Doug Ford expressed that while Canada avoided new tariffs from the U.S., the existing trade deal remains "totally unacceptable." He criticized the ongoing threat to Canada's auto sector, emphasizing that the goal should be zero tariffs, and he supports the idea of retaliation similar to U.S. tariffs. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a new 25% tariff on non-compliant vehicles from the U.S. under the CUSMA agreement, but auto parts production would not be impacted to safeguard integrated production benefits. Ford highlighted a lingering risk for Ontario's auto industry due to these tariffs.
"The only thing that's acceptable is zero tariffs. We're going to continue targeting zero tariffs. I do believe in retaliation tariffs, very similar to what they have against us in the auto sector."
"Our tariffs will not affect auto parts because we know the benefits of our integrated production system...a framework for automakers to avoid counter-tariffs as long as they maintain production and investment in Canada."
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