‘You can’t do a deal that is a death sentence’ for autos: Lisa Raitt

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Watch: Lisa Raitt, a member of Canada's Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations, talks about how any trade deal Canada and the U.S. strike can't come at the expense of some industries

Published Sep 11, 2026

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Canada-U.S. flagsTariffs are a given in any trade deal that Canada might strike with the United States, says Lisa Raitt, a former cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's government and a member of Canada's Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations. Photo by Getty Images

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Lisa Raitt, a member of Canada’s Advisory Committee on Canada-U.S. Economic Relations, talks with Financial Post’s Larysa Harapyn about the uncertainty businesses face — especially small and medium-sized operations — of not knowing when Canada and the United States will restart trade talks, that any deal struck must still allow sectors of the economy to continue to grow and that tariffs are a given once a deal is reached.

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