Ontario Premier Calls for Major Tariffs on Chinese-Made Electric Vehicles

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling on the federal government to slap massive tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. In a statement released on X June 20, Mr. Ford said he wants Ottawa to match or exceed tariffs being applied by the United States, “including at least a 100 per cent tariff on Chinese electric vehicles.” “Taking every advantage of low labour standards and dirty energy, China is flooding the market with artificially cheap electric vehicles. Unless we act fast, we risk Ontario and Canadian jobs,” he said in the statement. Mr. Ford pointed to the billions in taxpayer subsidies earmarked for EV manufacturing and batteries in Canada....