Generally avoid posting idiotic things this guy says, but as most people know as offensive as this guy is he’s been sure not to offend anyone powerful and it seems like he’s finally picked a side. Hopefully this will the straw that break the camel back for the Conservatives.
The Conservative leader called for a ban on Chinese software, matching the US.
“We will protect the North American supply chains by keeping the 75% rule in place, harmonise the North American cybersecurity rules by banning Chinese software, and align with our partners on the tariff against China to counter unfair trade and increase our negotiating leverage,” he stated.
I want a blanket privacy mandate across all vehicles, and if China falls afoul of that, then they can fuck off along with any other of these enshittified manufacturers across the world. This is the opportunity to make that happen.
That is what we did in Europe mainly through GDPR. And we got rewritten software in Chinese cars. Yes it slowed down the rollout of Chinese cars (or at least their advanced features) but the big brands are now nearing feature parity with the domestic models.
Canada could simply demand the European software. And the European models.
That would be best but we’re not gonna do that because the moment we hint extra regulation for US autos the lobby activates. The current import carveout is targeted so precisely to displace almost no sales from the Big Three.
That’s all of them then :D