Canada’s Stunning Strike: Tesla Booted from EV Program — Musk and Trump’s Silence Is Deafening

Palo Alto, California — The news didn’t come from a grand press conference. No warning. No hearing. Just a quiet line scrolling across CBC’s ticker:
“Canada suspends all EV incentives for Tesla.”

Elon Musk sat motionless in his 17th-floor office. On his desk lay an emergency memo from Canada’s Ministry of Transport — sealed in bold red — along with a sales report from four Tesla dealerships across the country. Within 72 hours: over 8,700 vehicle orders, 5,800 rebate applications — totaling nearly 43 million Canadian dollars.
An “absurd” figure, as government officials called it.

Immediately, Canada froze all rebates. Tesla was officially cut from the EV incentive program. A full-scale investigation was launched into every single claim dating back to 2019.
This wasn’t just a disqualification. It was a declaration of war.

“They say I gamed the system. Maybe. But the Canadian government changed the rules — mid-game.”

The 2019 Model 3 “compliance version” had launched at $44,999 — exactly one dollar below Canada’s eligibility threshold. A stripped-down vehicle with weaker battery, poor performance, and almost no demand. But it wasn’t built to sell — it was built to qualify.

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That “golden key” model has now come back not as a product, but as evidence.
Canadian media call it a “ghost model” — a vehicle designed not for consumers, but to siphon public funds.

“I didn’t build Tesla to explain myself to governments allergic to vision,” Elon told his executive board on the 18th floor, voice low and cold.
“If the world wants me out of the game, let’s see what happens when the future walks out the door.”

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Trump’s Silence — and a Shock from Washington

No tweet.
No phone call.
No signal from the White House.

Elon waited — and was left in the dark.

Until Thursday morning.

7:14 AM, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office released a new tariff sheet:
25% import tax on all foreign-manufactured EVs and automotive components, effective April 3rd.
No exceptions.
No asterisk that said: Excludes Tesla.

The dense PDF typed in Times New Roman looked like any other government document. But in Musk’s hands, it read like a court summons.

“I dragged the entire American auto industry into the 21st century with my bare hands,” Elon muttered.
“And now they treat me like I’m from Shenzhen.”