Carney’s cabinet retreat begins as trade war set to dominate fall agenda

OTTAWA — Work is underway for an upcoming review on whether the tariffs Canada applied to China’s electric vehicles, steel and aluminum should remain at the current rates, the federal finance minister’s office has confirmed. A spokeswoman for François Philippe-Champagne says imports of these Chinese products “have declined significantly since their imposition,” adding that the government had committed to review these surtaxes one year after they were implemented last October. “Officials are currently undertaking work on this review, including an assessment of China’s policies and...