conservative leader poilievre pledges to cut gst on canadian-made cars
poilievre calls on canadian premiers to also remove provincial sales tax to support auto sector hit by tariffs
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conservative leader pierre poilievre greets workers at an appearance at cancoil in kingston.
elliot ferguson
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the whig-standard
kingston — conservative leader pierre poilievre pledged to remove the gst from vehicles built in canada as a way of supporting the country’s auto sector.
at his second appearance in kingston in as many days, poilievre announced the tax cut as a response to 25-per-cent tariffs on vehicles and vehicle parts imported into the united states announced on wednesday.
“yesterday, many canadians watched with anger and anxiety as president trump once again attacked our country and our jobs,” poilievre said thursday morning at cancoil. “until yesterday, many canadians, including me, still held out hope that president trump might come to his senses and spare us of additional tariffs.
“we need to protect workers in oshawa, cambridge, brampton, windsor, essex, saint catharines, oakville, alliston, woodstock, ingersoll and elsewhere,” poilievre said.
“everyone who’s looking to buy canadian, to support canadian workers, will be able to save money as a result of this announcement,” he said. “axing the gst on a $50,000 canadian-made automobile will save $2,500 to the car buyer.
“by saving cash-strapped canadians families their hard earned money, we will increase demand for canadian-made cars and keep more workers on the job,” added poilievre, who called on the country’s premiers to remove provincial sales tax on canadian-made vehicles.
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“first and foremost, we must support workers and their families. to the hardworking canadians and businesses directly hit by these unjustified tariffs, i say your concerns are my concern today. we are here for you. a new conservative government will make it a priority to keep industry moving and workers working,” poilievre said.
“we know that once the link between worker and job is broken, it could take months or years to rebuild it. that’s why it is much more economically affordable, and much more important to the well-being of the family, to keep the job in place.”
liberal leader mark carney announced counter tariffs on vehicles imported into canada that are not compliant with the canada-united states-mexico (cusma) free trade and on the non-canadian content of cusma-compliant vehicles from the united states.
revenue from those tariffs would be used to support auto workers impacted by the tariffs, carney added.
conservative leader pierre poilievre greets workers at an appearance at cancoil in kingston.
elliot ferguson
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the whig-standard
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