Our members are happy and willing to compete with any automaker anywhere in the world on a level playing field. As you say, there are certainly significant questions about whether some of the new market entrants looking to come into Canada can commit to a level playing field, and what kind of policy suite the Government of Canada can put in place to ensure a level playing field and to ensure those automakers are held to the same standards as everyone else in the market right now—whether that be via various MOUs to support consumers, ensuring that they are operating through a dealer network or requiring that they provide parts for after-sales support and service for a significant amount of time.
These are all important questions that we need answered. We don't have a lot of clarity on them right now, and it's important that we get it.
That said, I think your point is absolutely fair and valid. There are significant questions about the level of state subsidy for Chinese OEMs, the nature of their supply chain and whether established and other existing automakers in the Canadian market could compete with them.
