Buy the best. Let everyone compete.
Canada should be open to goods from the world. A low price should be good news for buyers. We oppose rules that make imports costly just to shield firms here.
We want safe Chinese electric cars, cheap clean-power tools and more choice in daily goods. We also want Canadian firms to win through good work. Keeping rivals out is no substitute.
Start with the car
Canada ended its 100% surtax on Chinese electric cars in March 2026. But a quota, permits and a 6.1% duty remain. The federal rebate also rules out cars made in China. The tests turn on where a car is made, not its brand.
We want those trade walls removed. Keep strong safety, data and recall rules. Accept trusted proof that meets the same safety goal. Let buyers choose.
More than tariffs
A tariff is a tax on an import. A quota caps how much can enter. Permits can limit who gets to sell. Country rules can shut a good product out of a rebate or a public bid.
We will follow all these gates. Clothes, food, cars, home parts, steel and solar tools belong in this work. Some rules have sound goals. Each must show why its cost is needed to stop harm.
A stronger economy needs open doors
Trade can bring better tools, lower costs and more pressure to improve. We will show where walls hold Canada back. GDP means the value of what a country produces. A duty bill is not the same as lost GDP.
Our research will compare real prices, quality, output per hour and public aid. It will count firms that buy the goods as well as firms that make them. No current national loss total is ready.
Help people through change
Some workers and towns face real losses when markets open. Price help for new work and skills. Show the cost of lost duty revenue too. Keeping every firm safe from rivals is not our aim.
Keep rules against harm, forced labour and damage to nature. Test real supply and data risks. Use rules that fit the risk and apply on equal terms. We want open trade and better lives.
Read our safety front and our clean power front.