Clean Energy Canada is pushing for an “all hands on deck” response from Ottawa, arguing that a recently announced 100-per-cent tariff on the import of all Chinese-made electric vehicles needs to be balanced out by expanding existing federal programs intended to improve affordability of clean vehicles in the domestic market.
The 100 per cent tariff, and other measures announced in August, are intended to “level the playing field” for Canada’s EV industry with Chinese producers “who benefit from unfair, non-market policies and practices,” according to the press release. “Canadian workers and critical sectors, including steel and aluminum … are facing an intentional, state-directed policy of overcapacity, undermining the Canada’s ability to compete in domestic and global markets.