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Are cheap Chinese EVs worth the moral cost? Witness stunned by questions ơn forced labour in China - (video, 4 min) (www.youtube.com)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Here is an alternative Invidious link: https://invidious.nerdvpn.de/watch?v=T51yekxcXCE

"We're going against our own Canadian values."

A tense moment in Ottawa as a witness for Clean Energy Canada is pushed to explain why we should allow Chinese EVs into our market despite major human rights concerns. If the "economic choice" relies on forced labour, is it even a choice at least some Canadians are willing to make?

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[–] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

After watching it, it looks like a non-issue. Clean Energy Canada agrees with no forced labour but disagrees with blanket banning China and going for a targeted approach on Chinese companies that don't follow -- like the Clean Energy Canada lady said about iPhones and everything else.

How convenient it's supposed to be a "good first step" when we've walked a goddamn mile in this already. Let's do this when we need it for this specific use-case and not a moment beforehand.

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