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Money talks: Justin Trudeau is learning the hard way that keeping Canada competitive comes with a high political price

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government claims “it’s not just about the money.” But it is.

Money doesn’t just talk. It turns out that it builds car plants on Canadian soil, but only if there’s enough of it.

That’s the takeaway from the ongoing dispute that exploded between a multinational joint venture seeking more taxpayer support for an EV battery plant in Windsor, and the federal and provincial politicians vying to keep it here.

Why America’s EV chargers keep breaking

Imagine living in a world where the gas station has trouble providing gasoline.

Every few times a driver fills up, something goes haywire — the gas doesn’t flow, or it flows fast for a while and then slows to a trickle. Other times, the credit card payment is mysteriously rejected or the screen is blank.

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