That's a good question. It probably speaks to one of the main motivations for the government to have made these decisions, because they want to be competitive with the U.S. We have not looked at what would happen in the absence of these subsidies, but the Trillium Network mentions in their report that these subsidies will help Canada to sustain rather than grow its vehicle assembly industry.
According to the Trillium Network report, without subsidies for battery plants, it's likely that the auto sector, which is mostly concentrated in southern Ontario, would continue to decline. We have not looked at the impact in the absence of these subsidies, but the Trillium Network seems to suggest that it would mean a decline of the Canadian auto sector.