Carney government warned by auto industry that delaying tariff talks puts thousands of jobs at risk

Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star

Oct 21, 2025

Flavio Volpe, head of the Auto Parts Manufacturers Association, said he understands the “potential appeal” of Ottawa wanting to expedite talks to relieve the 50-per-cent tariffs on steel and aluminum first and, as a Plan B, hold off on auto negotiations for later. But Volpe also warned that delays talks into July, and “even then the U.S. president could also walk away from that.”

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