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Canada is knee-deep in a trade war — again, but no one in power wants to admit it. As we head into the middle of a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney and the mainstream media are curiously silent on one of the most pressing economic issues affecting this country: Our trade war with China.

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Instead, we’re being fed a narrative about patriotism, fairness, and environmental stewardship. Strip away the slogans, though, and it becomes painfully obvious who’s being sacrificed — once again. Prairie farmers.

Back on Oct. 1, 2024, the Trudeau government imposed a 100% tariff on electric vehicles manufactured in China. The justification was that Canada needed to protect its fledgling EV sector from unfair competition. Beijing was accused — rightly, to an extent — of flooding markets with subsidized vehicles produced under loose environmental and labour standards. That’s only half the story.

What Ottawa didn’t say then — and what the Carney Liberals are refusing to talk about now — is who really stands to benefit. It’s not Canadian-owned companies. It’s foreign giants like Volkswagen, Stellantis, and Northvolt. These are the multinationals that received tens of billions of taxpayer dollars to set up battery plants in Ontario and Quebec. When those massive government handouts flow east, farmers across Western Canada are left holding the bag.

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