PuddingFeeling [she/her]@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.ca · 3 months agoConservative leader wants Canada to match U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicleswww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
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minus-squareNomecks@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoApparently 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.
minus-squareCanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-23 months agoNot 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.
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, 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.