Tariffs with no alternative in Canada for affordable EVs. Sounds like a giveaway to American car manufacturers. Maybe we should subsidize our own EV and battery industries instead of forcing Canadians to buy cars they don’t want.
Apparently we’re not doing it in a meaningful enough way if Chinese EVs are going to be an issue. The other problem is that China will just tit-for-tat with a tariff or restriction of their own and nothing will be gained.
Not nothing. They need the trade more than we do. I don’t really trust them to be world hyperpower, basically.
We’re doing enough as far as I know, although we’re definitely late to do it.
(The sponsorship of battery and car plants is actually aggressive enough that people question whether it just amounts to corporate welfare. I’m surprised you didn’t see all the news stories)
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Tariffs with no alternative in Canada for affordable EVs. Sounds like a giveaway to American car manufacturers. Maybe we should subsidize our own EV and battery industries instead of forcing Canadians to buy cars they don’t want.
TBF we are already doing that. I don’t know if PP has specified he’d continue it, though.
Apparently we’re not doing it in a meaningful enough way if Chinese EVs are going to be an issue. The other problem is that China will just tit-for-tat with a tariff or restriction of their own and nothing will be gained.
Not nothing. They need the trade more than we do. I don’t really trust them to be world hyperpower, basically.
We’re doing enough as far as I know, although we’re definitely late to do it.
(The sponsorship of battery and car plants is actually aggressive enough that people question whether it just amounts to corporate welfare. I’m surprised you didn’t see all the news stories)
At least they have one policy I agree with.
Yeah, I can’t stand the guy, but you have to agree with a good policy.
Since the US is doing it, Canada will have to follow suit. Especially with all the recent EV investment.
I thought conservatives were all about letting the free market decide.
Rules for thee but not for me, etc, etc.
Until we make competitive EVs locally a tariff makes zero sense for Canada.