Prime Minister Mark Carney reached what he described as a “landmark” trade deal with China on Friday, breaking from the U.S. to forge a new trade relationship between the two countries.
The deal will allow tens of thousands of Chinese electric vehicles into the country in exchange for a break on tariffs for Canadian agricultural products, like canola seeds.
Canadian politicians had mixed responses to the agreement. Ontario premier Doug Ford said the EV deal would cost Canadian workers, while his counterparts in the Prairies said it was a positive step.
