Autos were at heart of the recent collapse of Canada-U.S. trade negotiations, and U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to enact a 50-per-cent auto tariff in January makes it unlikely that we can maintain an integrated North American automotive market while he is around.
Mr. Trump has often proclaimed that Canada should not be producing any vehicles. On Sunday he posted on social media: “I don’t want Canadian cars, I don’t want Canadian parts, I don’t want Canadian anything.”
