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Poilievre makes ‘dollar-for-dollar’ tariff policy pitch to U.S. automakers<\/h1>\n

Under the CPC plan, automaker that assembles vehicles in Canada would be allowed to import the equivalent dollar value in cars or trucks from the U.S. or Mexico without paying duties<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n

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Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre proposed exempting Canadian-made vehicles from federal sales tax and implementing a \u201cdollar-for-dollar\u201d rule on tariffs in a pitch to U.S. automakers Sunday.<\/span> Photo by Blair Gable<\/span> \/Postmedia<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The leader of the Conservative Party of Canada proposed new measures for protecting the country\u2019s automotive industry, arguing that it\u2019s a mistake to shift focus away from the U.S. as the industry\u2019s primary export market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Pierre Poilievre proposed exempting Canadian-made vehicles from federal sales tax and implementing a \u201cdollar-for-dollar\u201d rule on tariffs. An automaker that assembles vehicles in Canada would be allowed to import the equivalent dollar value in cars or trucks from the U.S. or Mexico without paying duties, under the Conservative plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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