Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to maintain Canada's 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles, saying the measure is critical to securing a trade deal with the U.S. and protecting Canada's auto sector.

Carney met with Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe Tuesday to talk about China's canola tariffs, which are largely seen as a retaliatory measure triggered by the electric vehicle tariff.

China charges a 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola seed imports and a 100 per cent tariff on canola oil, meal and peas.

Ford's open letter to the prime minister, released Wednesday, does not mention the canola issue.

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