• Nomecks@lemmy.ca
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    1 month ago

    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.

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        1 month ago

        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.

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          1 month ago

          Not nothing. They need the trade more than we do, and 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.

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      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.

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    1 month ago

    I thought conservatives were all about letting the free market decide.

    Rules for thee but not for me, etc, etc.