An unnecessary harvest of pain from Ottawa's EV tariffs

Open this photo in gallery: Ottawa could protect would-be EV manufacturers from Chinese competitors, but it has not been able to shield them from the laws of economics. An electric vehicle is charged in Ottawa on July 13, 2022.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press This month marks the height of the planting season for canola on the Prairies - a leap of faith by farmers in any year. They hope for enough rain, but not so much that it floods. They hope for sun, but not so much that there is drought. They hope that come the fall, a thousand stars will…