Tariffs on Chinese EVs here. Here’s how Canada can square this with the WTO

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Open this photo in gallery: EV cars are pictured inside BYD's first electric vehicle (EV) factory in Southeast Asia, a fast-growing regional EV market where it has become the dominant player, in Rayong, Thailand, July 4, 2024.Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters Lawrence Herman is an international lawyer with Herman & Associates and senior fellow at the C.D. Howe Institute in Toronto The Trudeau government has announced 100 per cent tariff surcharges on Chinese electric vehicles starting Oct. 1. In doing this Canada will be marching in step with the United States, Mexico and the European Union. As well as hitting EVs, Canada will...