Canada is “absolutely” going to follow the U.S. move to ban hardware and software for vehicles from China or Russia, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday. “Our government has made it very clear that we take really seriously intentional Chinese overcapacity and we take very seriously the security threat from China,

Canada is "absolutely" considering banning Chinese-made software in electric vehicles among measures to counter what it calls overcapacity and a security threat from China, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.

Canada is considering following the United States in banning the sale of connected vehicles incorporating Chinese technology, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday, expressing security concerns.