Canada not dropping tariffs on Chinese EVs: minister

Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks about the upcoming U.S. trade talks, Canada’s counter tariff money and tariffs on Chinese EVs. The federal government is not considering dropping tariffs it imposed last year on Chinese electric vehicles (EVs), steel and aluminum, despite Beijing's retaliation and U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to launch a trade war with Canada, according to the industry minister. Ottawa imposed a 100 per cent import tax on Chinese EVs and a 25 per cent import tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum last October. Beijing retaliated over the weekend by imposing nearly $4 billion in tariffs on Canadian…