Comment by ahmeneeroe-v2

Given the shit show that is trump tarries and uncertainty, and the threats of 51st state, plenty of Canadians are very happy to turn away from the USA.

I’d be immensely happy if the Chinese EV tarries were scrapped. Given how the us has been behaving, why should we support us automakers.

>Real question: Is any serious person advocating Canada abandon the West for China? What's their analysis here? If anyone has an article I can read I would love to do that.

In Canada? Oh yes, many serious liberals are advocating ending with usa and becoming an ally with china. About a month ago: https://globalnews.ca/news/11490896/canada-strategic-partner...

Which resulted in the USA suspending all trade talks with Canada the next day.

But over the last decade, the liberals also have ordered various anti-china divestments: https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article...

not to mention: https://electrek.co/2025/10/27/canada-rumored-immently-remov...

Which this 'imminent' factor never happened, but what was imminent was right before this was the announcement of various auto manufacturing moving production out of canada. Not really much to do with china, more of a screw you to the big 3.

China and Canada dont have a free trade agreement. The FIPA agreement is likely to be ended soon as it's possible.

Going from the antagonistic to a major trade deal and changing to chinese alliance would be a bizarre change though.