There’s a better way to become a leader in electric vehicles than throwing cash at old automakers
Kevin Carmichael, Financial Post November 20th, 2020 Let’s agree that Canada should try to become a player in the electric-vehicle business. Carbon neutral means ditching internal-combustion and diesel engines, and as the economies that make machines that move people around tend to be the world-beaters, let’s go for it. Here’s another idea: How about trying […]
A ‘perfect storm’ of pre-election uncertainty along the U.S.-Canada border
Emma McIntosh, Canada’s National Observer October 22nd, 2020 In normal times, residents of Windsor, Ont., and Detroit, Mich., cross the U.S.-Canada border as easily as many of us might wade through a cool stream on a summer day. Windsor residents would drive across the Detroit River to catch a concert or a sports game. Folks […]
Canadian industry leader calls reported U.S. move to pressure automakers ‘breathtakingly stupid’
By Tonda MacCharles, Toronto Star Oct. 30, 2019 OTTAWA— The Canadian government is taking a wait-and-see approach to a report the Trump administration wants more power to tell automakers where to locate their production plants. Bloomberg News reported Tuesday that the White House is pursuing its effort in exchange for allowing companies longer to adjust […]
