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06.05.26 - 05:36
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Industry Leaders Warn Chinese EV Imports Will Undercut Canada′s Auto Sector, Bring Major Security Risks (ZeroHedge)
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Industry Leaders Warn Chinese EV Imports Will Undercut Canada's Auto Sector, Bring Major Security Risks
Authored by Paul Rowan Brian via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),
A number of industry leaders and policy experts are warning that the government's permission of importing Chinese-made electric vehicles (EVs) into Canada at low tariff rates will undermine Canada's auto sector and cause a number of substantial national security risks.
Models stand next to a latest EV car from Chinese automaker BYD showcased at the Auto China 2026 in Beijing on April 25, 2026. Andy Wong/AP Photo
The warnings came in testimony before the House Committee on Industry and Technology, where the speakers said that Ottawa's quota-based access to Chinese EV makers will make Canada vulnerable to unfair trade practices from Beijing, hollow out the country's already-struggling auto industry, and bring along a host of security risks associated with data collection and surveillance.
“Let's be clear, this is not the...
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06.05.26 - 00:06
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Alberta Separatists Say They Have Enough Signatures To Force Referendum On Leaving Canada (ZeroHedge)
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Alberta Separatists Say They Have Enough Signatures To Force Referendum On Leaving Canada
A group pushing for Alberta to break free from Canada announced Monday that it has submitted nearly double the number of signatures required to force a referendum -- which could come as early as October. While Alberta Premier Danielle Smith opposes independence, she has assured Albertans that she will not try to thwart a referendum if the signature hurdle were cleared.
A signature in support of an independence referendum is collected atop a mountain in Alberta (via Stay Free Alberta)
Triggering a referendum requires 178,000 signatures, but the separatist organization Stay Free Alberta says it amassed more than 301,000. As in the United States, referendum organizers usually aim to far overshoot the required number so as to survive challenges on the validity of individual signatures.
On Monday, the group's leader, Mitch Sylvestre descended on Alberta's election offices in Edmonton with the petitions, ...
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