Ottawa Should Cancel China’s $1 Billion Ferry Contract, Not EV Tariffs, to Oppose Canola Tariffs: Poilievre

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Dec. 10, 2025. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Ottawa should use its $1 billion loan to BC Ferries for Chinese-made ships as leverage to get China to lift its agricultural tariffs, rather than relenting on EV tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is currently on a trip to China until Jan. 17 where he is meeting with various officials including regime leader Xi Jinping and premier Li Qiang.