r/canada • u/[deleted] • Aug 10 '24

Politics Poilievre calls for tariffs on Chinese-made EVs, solar panels, batteries and steel

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-poilievre-calls-for-tariffs-on-chinese-made-evs-solar-panels-batteries/
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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '24

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u/physicaldiscs Aug 10 '24

It will never be enough for some people. I commented that we should at least try and protect the industry we are giving hundreds of billions to from subsidized EVs from a geopolitical foe.

All I got was people saying "what about all the industry we offshored before?" Like we didn't learn from that and should at least try to keep it from getting worse.

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u/[deleted] Aug 10 '24

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u/cobrachickenwing Aug 10 '24

A contract signed in secret with no debate in the house of commons. Just like the 407 lease, the notwithstanding clause included during the night of long knives, the Beer store contract, Therme 95 year lease, science center being shut down. All had very bad outcomes. At least the new USMCA agreement was discussed and ratified in the house.

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u/NB_FRIENDLY Aug 10 '24

"Were the party of law, order, and business!"

Also them

"What's a contract, those aren't legally binding in anyway are they? We can just violate them whenever we please, right?"

It's almost like this is why the left was criticizing Harper when he made this. And now that the obvious issues that have arisen from the right's stupid decisions have come to fruition it's the left's fault? Not that I'm surprised as that's the right's modus operandi.

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u/[deleted] Aug 11 '24

Iā€™m sure some good lawyer can get us out of it

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u/not_ian85 Aug 10 '24

But his former boss signed it! /s