Given the enormous stakes of our transition away from fossil fuels, I think we need more data - prepared independent of Western commercial interests - to conclude that tariffs (on Chinese EVs - I assume that's what you're referring to) aren't counter-productive. I do not trust Western automakers to prepare those data, and I would gladly to purchase an economical Chinese EV without any exorbitant tariffs myself. Otherwise, I'd buy an old ICE car. It's well documented how egregiously privacy-violating modern US-made cars are; no @#$%ing way would I buy one for $60k. I suspect we'll see a lot of NA automakers taking these EV funds from the Canadian government and deliver little in return. I'm not buying a flimsy Chinese boogeyman argument to prop them up and take them off the hook from innovating. China's leading the way in several sustainable energy endeavours as I understand it. Sure, there are a lot of problems with the country (like many other countries). I wish we'd focus on competing with them on sustainable energy efforts versus use protectionist policies that favour local corporations but disadvantage local consumers and slow down the divestment away from fossil fuels