China’s EV brands may start building in Canada as tariffs drop, but U.S. backlash and Canadian labor concerns are already heating up

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed as “political noise” the moves in recent days by Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney to strengthen trade relations with China, and raised the risk of that maneuver seeping into talks over a revamped North American trade accord later this year.

Diplomatic tensions rise as Donald Trump alleges Canadian opposition to US missile defence over Greenland, criticises trade with China, and Canadian leaders respond.

Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Canada discusses what it gets from its deeper trading relations with partners such as India and China, while dealing with negative reactions from the U.