The position of tariffs between the United States and Canada is intensifying, and Tesla finds himself straight on a cross line. Crystia Freeland, a former Financial Minister of Finance in Canada and a candidate for the Liberal Liberal Party, has proposed bold measures. Corresponds directly to President Trump’s intimidating tariffs on the import of Canada and Mexico, hitting a specific American product, including tesslas, 100 % tariffs.
In an interview with a Canadian news organization, Freeland clarified her intentions. “We need to be very targeted, very surgical, and very accurate,” she said. The strategy is not only economic retaliation, but also personal. The inclusion of Tesla is derived from the financial and operational support of CEO’s Iron Mask’s Trump. “We need to investigate who supports Trump and how to pay Canada to pay for tariffs.”
Tesla electric vehicles sold in Canada are mainly manufactured in the United States and China. Demonstrating tariffs inevitably brings out prices and pilot Canadian EV buyers to other automakers. This can be a big hit for Tesla. Tesla controls the Canadian EV market and leads the model Y and model 3 and leads sales.
Last year, Freeland, who resigned last year as a post of the Minister of Finance, defined her leadership campaign on the post of the Minister of Finance last year. “One of the Trump administration’s characteristic is that they prefer to traffic with uncertainty,” she said. “There are a lot of reports that the United States (administration) has internal discussions, so let’s use it for our interests, and we put some cards on the table and they hit us. Let’s make it very clarified to hit them. “
The bet is high. The EV adoption rate in Canada exceeds the US EV recruitment rate, and is only 8 % of the United States compared to about 17 % of new cars sold in the third quarter of 2024 as completely electricity. I am comparing. Quebec’s aggressive EV incentives promoted this growth, and Tesla’s rule was even more prominent and vulnerable.
As Trump’s policy spreads over the borders, Canada’s response is no longer limited to diplomatic channels. It aims directly to a company linked to his political machine, and Tesla is at the forefront of its retaliation.
