Industry Minister Melanie Joly said she has made it clear to four Chinese electric vehicle makers that getting more access to the Canadian market will require them to “build where you sell.”
Seems like a pretty reasonable request - if you want access to sell in our market, then you also need to create jobs in that market. They’re not threatening China.
Canada has no obligation to just open itself up. China itself has historically had pretty extreme protectionist policies in place.
Seems like a pretty reasonable request - if you want access to sell in our market, then you also need to create jobs in that market. They’re not threatening China.
Canada has no obligation to just open itself up. China itself has historically had pretty extreme protectionist policies in place.
EU did this, and Xpeng cars are made in Austria by Magna, a Canadian company owned by a rapist.
Sounds like they need an anti-rapist clause.
In general though, it makes sense.