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Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, announced that the Government of Canada is moving forward with 25 per cent tariffs on $155 billion worth of goods in response to the unjustified and unreasonable tariffs imposed by the United States (U.S.) on Canadian goods.
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I would really love to see tariffs lowered on Chinese EVs with conditions of tech transfer + using Canadian automobile factories for manufacturing.
This would fuck over American car manufacturers + get Canadians access to much cheaper automobiles.
I only want the Chinese cars if they prove they can adhere to our safety standards. Their “virtual testing” isn’t good enough IMO. As long as they adhere to proper safety protocols, then sure. I refuse to drive a cheaper but blatantly less-safe vehicle.
They passed EU testing.
So did German diesel engines
German diesel engines passed an emissions test that they could cheat on. Crash tests are not cheatable.
Perhaps you’ve met my friend George Washington?
Simple solution there is requiring certification in Canada under Canadian supervision.
Isn’t that literally what happens? I’m sure that’s how it’s done in the rest of the developed world, but neolibs/conservatives may have snuck in self-regulation…
I’m torn. On one hand, you’re right. On the other, I wish we did everything we could to have fewer cars on the road, period.
I totally agree with you. IMO cars should be delegated for those who really need them, like in rural settings. But, currently, most new cars sold are too oversized, so smaller cars could be better in that regard. Though, the Chinese would probably just create big SUV cars just for North America.
Oh I agree 100%. But remember, you don’t need automobile manufacturing just to manufacture private vehicles. You need it for buses, commercial vehicles (like actual commercial pickups) and so on.
With self driving tech becoming production ready, we’ll likely see a huge boost in self driving buses, smaller vans and so on to provide high frequency public transit to low density areas.
We need an automobile industry for that in Canada.
Oof, self-driving cars are crap. Not looking forward to busses. But are car manufacturers really the same ones that make public transportation vehicles?
tariffs lowered on Chinese EVs with conditions of tech transfer + using Canadian automobile factories for manufacturing.
If Chinese companies set up plants in Canada, they would by definition not pay tariffs on Canadian content. Canada’s colonial status to US has made us reject Chinese FDI of all kinds. Removing tariffs on Chinese EVs is step to take if all Canadian auto companies announce closures and moves to US manufacturing. Trump says “we don’t need Canadian cars”. Canada not only subsidized auto sector jobs to a high level, but could get much better value cars if the auto sector abandons it. Prosperity in general from joining BRICS, and belt and road/significant FDI.
We need to charge US much more for NORAD access, and be more independent in foreign policy/alignments, instead of allowing US demonization propaganda to force us to accept all adversaries it tells us to.
