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China produces 300% of the existing market of EVs as it stands, and the government is trying to further increase production. The manufacturers have been found to dump finished EVs into fields by the hundreds to claim the government benefits.

Their actions are dumping in the literal sense, and is illegal when it comes to international trade, so there is no reason to withdraw such tariffs until they stop overproducing at the minimum.

Not to mention that Chinese EVs spontaneously combust for the most bizarre reasons and have caused countless problems, like the e-bike that spontaneously combusted in Toronto's subway due to it "not rated for cold weather," or the container ship that caught fire because of a Chinese EV started a runaway reaction inside of a container, or the countless videos of Chinese EVs catching fire while parked in China itself.

Keep it as one of the options against US if Trump keeps escalating Tariffs

By all means, try to get existing auto manufacturers on board instead. But there needs to be a plan B. Extremely shameful and destructive for the lacks of talks between Canada and China. Tariffs were put on with not even a phone call, as Sulivan met with Trudeau one weekend.

A 50% tariff would allow a trickle of Chinese EVs in and raise revenue without harming domestic production. 25% on cars over $90k would just be competition against only high end mostly European cars, and value there would be good. Revenue raising.

100% is too much. Equivalent to ban. It would be a big boost to agriculture and all of other industry if a Chinese trade deal were to happen, including making the tariffs revenue raisers instead of a ban. And make tariff levels on China part of the negotiation for manufacturers in Canada to commit to Canada, which we are also failing to hear is happening.

You cannot negotiate better deals with US or Europe if you close yourself off form other options. Certainly a key to dealing with US is to break their agriculture sector by outcompeting it on Chinese sales. No defense pact with Philippines is a f'n no brainer. Top 3 stupid Canada moves, easily. Just fucking talk, losers.

Regardless of what they are going to do, now seems like the time to publicly muse "we are reconsidering these tariffs, since the US is unreliable at the moment".

Play the same game as Trump: make stupid statements and see what falls out.

Nothing shows true commitment to fighting climate change/global warming like blocking affordable electric vehicles and the solar panels to charge them, while giving billions to oil companies for more pipelines and sending the RCMP to terrorize land and water defenders.

The oligarchs are incinerating the planet for greed and Canada is complicit.

So we will continue with our current sugar daddy even though he beats us?

Saskatchewan’s DUI hire is going to have a hissy fit about this he is so mad about the Chinese tariff. In fact he is so mad that he will do nothing except maybe go on vacation down in the US or party with some people in Texas.

Or he will wait for Smith to tell him what to do.

I really want a BYD dolphin actually. Would be cool to re-tool all the car part factories that will be empty cause the US companies are leaving - to EVs

China set for rapeseed meal shortage after 100% duty on top supplier Canada

China is likely to face a supply shortage of rapeseed meal by the third quarter of this year as Beijing's tariffs on shipments from top exporter Canada disrupt trade and as alternative sources are unlikely to make up the deficit [...]

Rapeseed is an oilseed crop which is processed into oil for cooking and a variety of other products, including renewable fuels, while the remaining rapeseed meal is used as high-protein animal feed and fertilizer [...]

China relies on top grower Canada for more than 70% of its rapeseed meal imports and nearly all of the oilseed imports. Rapeseed is also known as canola [...]

Do we really need Chinese EVs though? Both Kia and Hyundai, for example, make good EVs at a good price. Im not sure I would trust a Chinese made EV. Maybe thats a bias but do they meet Canadian standards?