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Wait I don't understand is this just an excuse? Is this a slightly more subtle example of an "anti" movement being emboldened by what's happening in the US, des

Wait I don't understand is this just an excuse? Is this a slightly more subtle example of an "anti" movement being emboldened by what's happening in the US, despite the same legal framework not applying? Like the anti abortionists in Europe are on the rise. Or is there a legitimate reason that it depends a bit on US policy?

lmz 1y ago
Reliant on exports to the US?
- perbu 1y ago
  Yeah, but aren't these bussed mostly subject to state policy and not federal policy?
  - satanfirst 1y ago
    If there is a federal tariff on Canadian vehicles that applies then everyone including states has to decide if they want to purchase what they intended or keep the budget they planned.
  - StressedDev 1y ago
    Tariffs, imports, and exports are controlled by the Federal,Government of the United States of America. The states have no power in these areas.
jimbob45 1y ago
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- watwut 1y ago
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ZeroGravitas 1y ago
I read it as the opposite. A business that's already in trouble that has cross border entanglements in the current climate and can't get private support is a perfectly reasonable time for a government to cut off money. The only bit where slowing electrification comes up is the first sentence, which felt like an attempt to spin fallout from Trump chaos as people waking up to the folly of electrification instead.
- ccppurcell 1y ago
  Yeah that's what I hoped but there wasn't much discussion of the company in question.
passwordoops 1y ago
Nothing "anti" about this decision. The province's credit rating was recently downgraded (1). Investing in a struggling local company that had a dim outlook even before the US election (2) would be a tough sell. 1. https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/sp-global-lowers-quebecs-credit-rating/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/sp-global-lowers-que... 2. https://globalnews.ca/news/10673318/lion-electric-300-more-layoffs/ https://globalnews.ca/news/10673318/lion-electric-300-more-l...

lmz 1y ago

Reliant on exports to the US?

perbu 1y ago
Yeah, but aren't these bussed mostly subject to state policy and not federal policy?
- satanfirst 1y ago
  If there is a federal tariff on Canadian vehicles that applies then everyone including states has to decide if they want to purchase what they intended or keep the budget they planned.
- StressedDev 1y ago
  Tariffs, imports, and exports are controlled by the Federal,Government of the United States of America. The states have no power in these areas.

jimbob45 1y ago

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watwut 1y ago
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ZeroGravitas 1y ago

I read it as the opposite. A business that's already in trouble that has cross border entanglements in the current climate and can't get private support is a perfectly reasonable time for a government to cut off money. The only bit where slowing electrification comes up is the first sentence, which felt like an attempt to spin fallout from Trump chaos as people waking up to the folly of electrification instead.

ccppurcell 1y ago
Yeah that's what I hoped but there wasn't much discussion of the company in question.

passwordoops 1y ago

Nothing "anti" about this decision. The province's credit rating was recently downgraded (1). Investing in a struggling local company that had a dim outlook even before the US election (2) would be a tough sell. 1. https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/sp-global-lowers-quebecs-credit-rating/ https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/sp-global-lowers-que... 2. https://globalnews.ca/news/10673318/lion-electric-300-more-layoffs/ https://globalnews.ca/news/10673318/lion-electric-300-more-l...