Thank you, Minister.
That's actually not small when compared to how many EVs overall were sold in 2023. It's not small at all. In fact, it represents quite a large percentage of EVs sold in Canada before you put that tariff on them.
You mentioned that bringing them in would put “unwarranted downward pressure on pricing, challenging the profitability of Canadian producers” and would reduce choice by crowding out other imports. Again, I'm not clear on how this is good for competition in Canada when you're importing a heavily subsidized car that we can't hope to compete with. How does this help our auto sector?