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OP-ED: You can’t eat an electric vehicle

Dr. Sylvain Charlebois says, "Farmers don’t need political theatre. They need access to markets. Ottawa’s duty is not to make gestures, but to make sense."

Oct 14, 2025
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By Dr. Sylvain Charlebois

China rarely telegraphs its diplomatic intentions so openly. Yet, in recent days, Beijing has done just that — signalling that if Canada were to lift its tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, China would, in turn, remove the punitive tariffs it has placed on Canadian agricultural exports such as canola. …

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