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Ford stands by Chinese EV tariffs, Moe says they protect ‘non-existent’ Ontario industry (globalnews.ca)
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The Chinese government promised a 100 per cent levy on Canadian canola oil and meal, plus a 25 per cent duty on seafood and pork. Those tariffs on Canadian goods imported to China kick in on Thursday.

As the tariffs take effect, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe called on the federal government to remove its levies on electric vehicles amid fears that his province could face job losses and face the brunt of the blowback.

Moe pointedly called it “a Western Canadian expense at the benefit of a non-existent EV auto industry in Eastern Canada.”

Faced with calls to rethink the tariffs, Ford’s office said the premier continues to back the tax on Chinese-made vehicles.

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[–] DicksAndPizza@lemm.ee -3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Might be time to warm up to china a little. USA is clearly not a partner anymore and honestly really an enemy at this point. China sucks but at least they’re predictive. They don’t pull backhanded bullshit like the US do. They do it openly for everyone to see. So it’s easier to deal with.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 12 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

Why would we warm up to a country thatt behaves like china because the US is getting worse?

[–] DicksAndPizza@lemm.ee 10 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Because just like Europe, you need a new partner to replace the USA. I hate china as much as the next guy. And we mustn’t ever become dependent on them like we did with USA (I’m in Europe, so… u know). But we need some form of replacement.

Or… I mean I’m not an expert. Maybe we don’t need anyone else? Just EU, Canada, New Zealand and Australia, Japan? I wouldn’t be opposed to that but idk if that would be sufficient.

And because I’m petty, I hope we exclude Switzerland from that alliance/partnership. They can suck a fat one after causing probably thousands of Ukrainian deaths by blocking arms deliveries.

[–] small44@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

Just temporary untill we find other partners replacing our need for chinese products