Generally avoid posting idiotic things this guy says, but as most people know as offensive as this guy is he’s been sure not to offend anyone powerful and it seems like he’s finally picked a side. Hopefully this will the straw that break the camel back for the Conservatives.
The Conservative leader called for a ban on Chinese software, matching the US.
“We will protect the North American supply chains by keeping the 75% rule in place, harmonise the North American cybersecurity rules by banning Chinese software, and align with our partners on the tariff against China to counter unfair trade and increase our negotiating leverage,” he stated.
2:51 video with the quote. Time stamp is approx the 90 second mark.
https://youtu.be/cbf8gOMn3TY?t=98
Also to point out this stuff is killer to people who support CBC. This CBC article really dances around the guy trying to kill one of the major Canadian deals with a American opponent. I’d paste quote but the way they frame what the guy said and the words China\Chinese barely attempts to convey anything meaningful in context.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/poilievre-auto-windsor-9.7129471
The Star:
https://archive.ph/yioVS#selection-4281.0-4281.190
The Canadian Press via CTV:
https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/autos/article/conservative-leader-to-announce-auto-plan-following-meetings-in-michigan/
Globe & Mail and even Post media straight up says he’ll ban Chinese vehicles. I won’t link either since I also consider them to be shit news sources, but CBC is really doing something ugly here.
Probably last update for this but it also makes this insanely outrageous. Even the Conservative website is more straightforward then CBC.