Talks between Canada and the United States are intensifying as the clock ticks down toward a midnight deadline that could see a steep 50% tariff imposed on a range of Canadian exports.
The government acknowledges that ending the sales mandate would slow the rate of adoption of EVs, and could cause $90.3 billion in "potential climate change-related global damages."
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc left a high-stakes meeting in Washington on Monday saying the work will continue toward a deal to avoid a punishing new round of American tariffs.
The new energy agreement is promised to provide the power needed run manufacturing, more EV charging stations and other electrical needed to support Canadians.
An economic report says the latest bevy of threatened U.S. tariffs could spell trouble for the renegotiation of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement.
