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Conservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre calls the mandate a costly tax and plans a national campaign to repeal it amid low EV sales of 7.86%, citing risks to jobs and rural communities.

  • Thursday’s announcement from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre that his party will launch a campaign in Canada to repeal the Jan. 1, 2026, electric vehicle mandate includes motions, pressure campaigns, and events.
  • A Leger poll showed 71 per cent of Canadians feel phasing out gas vehicles by 2035 is unrealistic and want mandates rolled back, citing expense concerns.
  • The vehicle manufacturing industry says U.S. tariffs and the end of incentives hinder compliance with next year's standards, pushing back against mandates in recent months.
  • Poilievre warns that manufacturers facing a $20,000 penalty for non-compliance is a tax, and it risks killing jobs, ballooning costs, and grinding rural communities to a halt.
  • Environment and Climate Change Minister Julie Dabrusin’s office said government is “continuing to meaningfully engage with industry and explore flexibility” as mandates increase to 100 per cent by 2035.
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The Hamilton Spectator broke the news in Hamilton, Canada on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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