Prime Minister Mark Carney’s in a bind. On one side, there’s U.S. President Donald Trump, strangling our auto industry and cutting off trade talks, in the wake of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s “Reagan was right, you are wrong” ad campaign. On the other, there’s Chinese leader Xi Jinping, offering to lift restrictions on agriculture and seafood imports in exchange for Canada dropping its ban on electric vehicle imports from China. Decisions, decisions.

The temptation is clear: get closer to China, not just for economic gain, but as leverage with Washington. Should Carney do this? The answer is no, and no.

First, Canada’s EV ban is not just about our auto industry. It’s about national security. If you think TikTok is a giant data mine, just wait until millions of microchipped Chinese EVs fil

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