Beyond Joly’s four conditions: Canada needs strategy for Chinese EVs

Vina Nadjibulla/Policy Options: Under Joly’s ownership condition, a company could be majority Canadian-owned on paper while remaining technologically dependent on its Chinese partner. The Chinese company could still control the vehicle platform, battery architecture, source code, software updates, engineering specifications, brand and other high-value inputs. If the partnership ended, the Canadian side might own a factory but lack the rights and knowledge needed to continue producing the vehicle…