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'If TikTok is a security risk, then a moving vehicle that can be controlled outside of Canada is clearly one as well,' says Brian Kingston, chief executive at Canadian Vehicle Manufacturer’s Association

He talks about why China’s electric vehicle imports are dangerous to Canada in a video (8 min).

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[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

If TikTok is a security risk

then surely google, twitter, meta, apple are also security threats. Canada's establishment cannot be immune from transformation, and so all establishment allied media are threats to Canadians freedom of thought.

On just tiktok, US operations are being transferred (under no financial logic whatsoever) to MAGA Zionist supremacist, Larry Ellison, who is also heavily investing in Skynet services for US government to tag us all with social/Zionist credit scores. It will seem obvious to Canadian establishment to submit to US tiktok, instead of direct Bytedance tiktok.

A security risk exists with all foreign products. The critical question in choosing foreign partner technology is which country is more likely to attack you. Our demonic pig fucker establishment supports every US aggression, including a defense pact with US puppetted Philippines that is one of 2 main CIA vectors to instigate war on China.

Despite our pure sycophancy to US, it is the most likely aggressor towards Canada. It's tech and auto sectors therefore threat vectors to Canadians. That Canadian auto sector tells us the same CIA/empire propaganda fairy tales now in desperation for more US sycophancy is the usual treasonous BS we only get from those with establishment access.

Way back when Huawei offered telecom equipment, a perfectly valid precautionary security option, was to have a government agency act as both equipment inspector, and handle all software updates. That should apply to all foreign controlled vehicles, because when US (or theoretically China) declares war on us, those foreign controlled vehicles will side with either US or China in harming Canadians.

Stop letting demonic pig fucking thieves lie to us about our great friends in the world.

[-] leastaction@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 days ago

Oh please. The concern is about competition, not security.

[-] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 days ago

Reminder: this is a paper owned by US private equity pretending to be Canadian

[-] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 3 days ago

I was quite sure that 'China defenders' would respond in a way to discredit the source, the OP, whatever they think would help.

This is an interview with the chief executive at the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturer’s Association. He has said the same elsewhere. It has nothing to do with the topic.

[-] grindemup@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

Pointing out that the source is foreign-controlled does not make someone a 'China defender'.. it's a valuable reminder regardless of whether the content itself is biased. And considering it's paywalled, I would rather not give money to this US-controlled business, but if you could share the raw text I imagine the content itself may be of interest to Canadians.

[-] snoons@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 days ago

This is an interview with the chief executive at the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturer’s Association.

Of course it is lol

[-] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 21 points 3 days ago

How is China different than another belligerent nation, such as the one directly to the south of Canada? Thousands of vehicles with OnStar, Teslas, etc.? Ring? I mean the list goes on.

[-] T00l_shed@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I guess it's a case of the "the enemy I know" vs "the enemy I don't"?

Imagine if that were fighter plane who have weapon systems locked in cloud in a belligerent nation

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Even the USA spies on us

[-] sns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago

I'm sure he's totally impartial on the topic.

[-] Scotty@scribe.disroot.org 3 points 3 days ago

As an addition, there is a comment published by thehub .ca. I don't completely with everything, but it has many good points regarding China:

China is not the answer for Canadian prosperity -- (Archived link)

... Strengthening ties with like-minded partners—through our trade agreements with the European Union, South Korea, or through the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership—builds resilience without compromising our principles. True diversification extends our reach while reinforcing our values, not undermining them.

[There are] profound obstacles to “restoring relations” with China. They are not mere irritants, but deep incompatibilities between Canada’s democratic values and Beijing’s authoritarian conduct. Since joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, China has gamed the rules of global commerce by propping up state-owned enterprises, dumping subsidized products, and weaponizing non-tariff barriers against its critics. Its human-rights record at home and abroad is appalling. Domestically, the persecution of Uyghurs, Tibetans, Falun Gong practitioners, and underground Christians; the crushing of Hong Kong’s freedoms must not be ignored.

Here in Canada, the election interference and the intimidation of Chinese-Canadians through fake police stations should not be overlooked. Not to mention the imprisonment of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor for 1,019 days on fabricated espionage charges. To gloss over these realities is to erode the moral foundation of our foreign policy ...

Emphasis mine.

[-] mrdown@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Canada has values? Which ones?

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