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Canada threatens tariffs, USMCA dispute if U.S. proceeds with EV incentives

December 10, 2021 at 6:14 PM
Canadian officials are warning U.S. lawmakers that the country will impose wide-ranging tariffs and launch a dispute under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, among other actions, if the U.S. implements incentives for domestic-made electric vehicles that are under consideration as part of a developing budget deal. “We want to be clear that if there is no satisfactory resolution to this matter, Canada will defend its national interests, as we did when we were faced with unjustified tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum,”...


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