Canada welcomes U.S. bill to expand North American electric vehicles tax credits

The bill had been blocked until Wednesday, when Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Senator Joe Manchin reached agreement on a revamped version

“This is good news for Canadian workers, jobs and our manufacturing industry,” Canada’s International Trade Minister Mary Ng said in a statement.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in November lobbied Biden directly to scrap the tax credits that benefited only American manufacturers. Canada’s minister of natural resources last month told Reuters that Manchin would likely block the passage of tax credits that favor U.S.-manufactured EVs and are opposed by Ottawa.

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