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Some economists support the move, while automakers worry about flooding market

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[–] CheeseAndCatsup@lemmy.ca 24 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Canada only put the tariff on to please the US. That ship has sailed. Canada doesn’t have an auto industry independent of the US. The US is trying to take that whole pie. Canadians still need cars and Canadian autoworkers need more reliable OEMs. Canada should get rid of the tariff on Chinese cars and focus on bringing non US based manufacturers into Canada. Preferably South Korean, Japanese and German, but buying some Chinese goodwill and hopefully improving diplomacy with them wouldn’t hurt.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 10 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

You don't bring foreign manufacturing here by removing the tariffs. You keep the tariff (adjusted) to incentivize local production, and if needed subsidize them building a factory here. Then adjust the tariff to make the imports more expensive than the local production.