Canada’s Industry Minister Mélanie Joly is in China this week courting four Chinese automakers she wants to build electric vehicles on Canadian soil, the clearest test yet of whether Ottawa can convert tariff relief into local factories.
Joly is meeting BYD, Chery, Geely and Shanghai Launch Automotive Technology, each of which has been weighing a Canadian investment, she told The Globe and Mail.
Protect 500,000 Canadian Jobs? Liars.
CBC Just said it! There are very FEW jobs in Chinese EV assembly plants. This featured plant can make 400,000+ EVs/Year and is heavily SUBSIDIZED by China. Yes, they control the EV market, but DON’T PROFIT from that enterprise! IF any come to Canada, it will be to hammer the… https://t.co/kTI8VSarvl
— Mike McLean (@MikeMcL00531595) June 16, 2026
