Poilievre promising to promote a tariff-free auto sector during first U.S. visit as Conservative leader
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to release a new auto pact that he says will remove the GST on all Canadian-made automobiles and eliminate tariffs for the sale of Canadian vehicles to the United States.
Poilievre released a few details of his new pact in Windsor ahead of a trip to Motor City, the first stop on a tour of three U.S. states.
“We have carefully studied what the American auto industry is looking to achieve, and we have calibrated a plan that will allow us to repatriate and massively increase our auto production on this side of the border, while at the same time making it attractive to the United States on the other side of the border,” he said.
Poilievre intends to release the pact on Sunday morning after returning to Windsor from stops in Michigan, New York and Texas.
In Michigan, Poilievre will be meeting with executives from General Motors and Ford, as well as legislators in Michigan and Ohio. He said there were “scheduling issues” when it came to trying to arrange a meeting with executives from Stellantis.
In Texas, he will visit an energy facility in Houston, and meet with state officials, and leaders in the energy, agriculture and business sectors.
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The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says the threat level in Canada from Iran or its proxies has not changed since the war in Iran began nearly two weeks ago, while adding that threat-related activities are “likely to continue.”
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Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Sunday the date for three upcoming byelections.
The price of oil surged higher and showed no signs of halting its rapid climb a week after the U.S. and Israel launched major attacks on Iran that escalated into a war in the Middle East.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Japan on the final stop of a 10-day trip that also included Australia and India.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Japan on the final stop of a 10-day trip that also included Australia and India.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Japan on the final stop of a 10-day trip that also included Australia and India.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Japan on the final stop of a 10-day trip that also included Australia and India.
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