Carney’s China EV Deal Cheered by California’s Clean Air Cop

California’s top environmental regulator lauded a trade deal Canada struck to import electric cars from China as a win in the global effort to replace gas vehicles.

“I’m excited to see what unfolds in Canada now after you see what the prime minister announced,” California Air Resources Board chair Lauren Sanchez said Tuesday during a BloombergNEF summit in San Francisco. “It only reinforces that the Trump administration is going it alone.”

China and Canada reached a wide-ranging agreement to lower trade barriers and rebuild ties earlier this month, signaling a pivot in Canadian foreign policy and a break from alignment with ...