Webinar
The Liberal government recently imposed a 100 percent tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles. What‘s at stake in this move? Is this simply another attempt to cozy up to America’s new cold war against China? Is it an attempt to gain support from autoworkers in the leadup to the next federal election? EVs may not be the only answer to the climate catastrophe we face today, but are they part of the solution?
Sam Gindin is co-author (with the late Leo Panitch) of The Making of Global Capitalism (Verso) and the former research director of the Canadian Auto Workers from 1974-2000. He currently works with the Socialist Project in Toronto.
Elizabeth May is the co-leader of the Green Party and represents the Vancouver Island riding of Saanich-Gulf Islands on the territory of the W̱SÁNEĆ Nation. She has worked as a lawyer and government policy advisor and was the executive director of the Sierra Club of Canada for 17 years.
Gobind Dhugee is currently pursuing a JD at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University, and recently completed an MA in Political Economy with a Specialization in Work and Labour from Carleton University. His current research explores the relationship between labour and environmental movements in Canada, with particular attention to the auto industry.
Moderated by Bianca Mugyenyi.
Co-sponsored with the Canadian Foreign Policy Institute.
Sept 19, 2024
100% Tariffs on China’s EVs: Is this Canada’s "Just Transition"?
Given the gravity of the situation in Palestine, CCF offered assistance to Independent Jewish Voices in translating Chinese-language materials to educate others on what has been happening in Palestine. IJV has produced “Six Things You Should Know About Israel/Palestine” in both simplified and traditional characters. Links to the files are below. The English version can be found on p.2.
simplified characters: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ccf/wp-content/uploads/sites/6776/2024/07/IJV-Chinese-Community-Simplified.pdf
traditional characters: https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/ccf/wp-content/uploads/sites/6776/2024/07/IJV-Chinese-Community-Traditional.pdf
March 2024 – Chinese Translations of IJV Statement
Submissions to the Public Interference Inquiry
See below two submissions to the Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference by CCF advisory members Dr. John Price and Dr. Tim Stanley. Note that these submissions reflect the work and thoughts of the author alone and do not necessarily represent the views of CCF.
by John Price, Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria.
July 2024
by Timothy J. Stanley, Professor Emeritus, University of Ottawa
July 2024
