It's a major strategic error. The Chinese do not compete on a level playing field. They subsidize their industry to the tune of $230 billion U.S., far exceeding any level of subsidization you would see here in North America. The average wage at an assembly plant in China is between two dollars U.S. and four dollars U.S. an hour. At a Canadian, unionized, Unifor plant, it's $45 an hour, plus benefits and a pension. You simply cannot compete with the Chinese because they're not playing by the same rules. By allowing those vehicles in, we are going to undermine our own domestic industry at a very sensitive time.
On top of that, China is a major irritant to the relationship with the United States, so we've put a vehicle-sized irritant on the table at the worst possible time.