With tariffs on Chinese EVs, Canada will become the new East Germany

Open this photo in gallery: The United States has imposed an 100-per-cent tariff wall against the leader in EV development, China. Canada has been under pressure to do the same.STRINGER/GERMANY Roger Boyd is a fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs specializing in research on the interactions between climate change and geopolitics. Before the Berlin Wall came down, many East Germans were proud of their Trabant cars. But as soon as the wall came down and they could see brands such as Volkswagens, Mercedes, BMWs, they suddenly saw how backward those Trabants were. The United States has now constructed…