Conservative leader wants Canada to match U.S. tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

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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.
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.
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.

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