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Poilievre pitches duty-free auto plan in Detroit

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 2:39 PM UTC · How we work

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Pierre Poilievre is traveling to Detroit to pitch a duty-free auto plan.
The plan ties duty-free access to automakers’ production value in Canada and the United States.
Poilievre projects 500,000-800,000 additional cars over ten years to meet duty-free criteria.
Poilievre proposes removing GST on Canadian cars and banning vehicles with Chinese or Russian software.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says autos are a key factor in the manufacturing employment gap.

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Story summary

Pierre Poilievre is traveling to Detroit to pitch a duty-free auto plan.
The plan ties duty-free access to automakers’ production value in Canada and the United States.
Poilievre projects 500,000-800,000 additional cars over ten years to meet duty-free criteria.
Poilievre proposes removing GST on Canadian cars and banning vehicles with Chinese or Russian software.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says autos are a key factor in the manufacturing employment gap.