Pierre Poilievre's New US-Canada 'Auto Strategy' Was Already REJECTED By the White House

In major politics news today, Canadian Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre announced a “new” auto strategy that is being touted as a solution to Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada’s auto industry. The problem is, the idea has already been rejected.Poilievre has been positioning himself as a sort of White House insider, capable of getting US-Canada trade deals our Prime Minister Mark Carney could not. In reality, anonymous White House officials and even members of his own Conservative caucus have very little respect for him, as displayed in a recent Politico article takedown of the Conservative leader… Let’s talk about it!Tune into Episode 398 of The Bill Kelly Podcast for daily politics news updates.This politics news update was recorded on March 16, 2026.WATCH THIS EPISODE and subscribe to our channel: https://youtu.be/Ofm5S3LUHowWATCH A RELATED EPISODE: Debunking Trump’s Lies About Canada’s New Trade Deal with China for Electric Vehicles | News Todayhttps://youtu.be/MlV2hYSx1G0Don’t forget to like, share, comment and subscribe to support Bill’s work. THANK YOU for staying informed!Become a channel member to hear Bill’s stories from 50+ years as a broadcast journalist in our exclusive series, THE WAY I SEE IT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeUbzckOLocFzNeY1D72iCA/joinListen everywhere: https://kite.link/the-bill-kelly-podcastYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheBillKellyPodcast/featuredBlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/billkellypodcast.bsky.socialSubStack: https://billkelly.substack.com/FURTHER READINGPoilievre unveils auto plan aiming for tariff-free access to U.S. markethttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/poilievre-auto-windsor-9.7129471Canada’s Conservative leader needs to make inroads with Trump. Is it too late?https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/pierre-poilievre-canada-us-relations-trump-00823920 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit billkelly.substack.com/subscribe