US EditionConservatives plan national campaign against federal electric vehicle mandates
- 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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Poilievre’s Conservatives Launch Nationwide Campaign Against EV Mandate
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced his party will be kicking off a “massive nationwide campaign” to overturn the federal government’s electric vehicle (EV) mandate, which he said will harm automakers, farmers, and rural communities. Speaking to reporters in Saskatchewan on Aug. 14, Poilievre said the campaign will include motions in the House of Commons, press conferences and events at car dealerships across Canada, petitions, and “p…
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