The nation will scrutinize every EV rebate earmarked for Tesla and won't allow it into future programs as long as tariffs remain in place
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Tesla has been barred from all of Canada's electric vehicle rebate policies due to "illegitimate and illegal U.S. tariffs."
Canada has frozen all rebate payments for Tesla TSLA.O and banned the electric-vehicle maker from future EV rebate programs.
Tesla rebate claims spiked from 300 to about 5,800 a day in late January, shortly before the Canadian scheme ended, sparking concern of potential abuse.
Protests are expected in Canadian cities including Ottawa, Montreal, Saskatoon, Winnipeg and Halifax, as well as four scheduled in B.C.’s Lower Mainland over the weekend. Demonstrators say they want people to sell their Tesla vehicles and dump any stock in the company.
Vehicles built by Elon Musk's Tesla have been vandalised because of his links to Donald Trump and after he said Canada was "not a real country."
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