Doug Ford warned Prime Minister Mark Carney against cutting Canada’s 100 per cent tariffs on Chinese EVs when he meets President Xi Jinping in Beijing next week and encouraged automakers from the Asian power to set up EV factories in Ontario instead. (The Logic)

Talking point: China retaliated last year with steep duties on canola—a key crop in the Prairies—and other agricultural products. The premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba have all called for Ottawa to reassess its duties on Chinese EVs. Ford said that if Chinese firms want to open a plant and hire unionized employees in Ontario, where U.S. tariffs have hit the auto industry hard, he’d like to talk. “But don’t be shipping cars in not manufactured by Ontarians,” he said Thursday. Sluggish EV sales and shifting U.S. policies continue to hobble North American automakers. General Motors said Thursday it expects a US$7.1-billion loss for the final quarter of 2025, with US$6 billion linked to EV investments.