Poilievre Set to Release Auto Pact Benefiting US and Restoring Canada’s Tariff-Free Access

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (C) is joined by local Members of Parliament (L–R) Kathy Borrelli, Harb Gill, and Chris Lewis during a press conference outside the Windsor Club in Windsor, Ont., on March 13, 2026. The Canadian Press/Dax Melmer

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to release a new “auto pact” that he says could win U.S. support and “rebuild our auto sector” in Canada.

On March 13, Poilievre set off for a weekend of meetings in Detroit, Michigan, promising to return to Windsor, Ont., on March 15 with details of a plan he called “literally the only hope” to safeguard the Canadian auto industry and jobs.