Canada's auto industry plan signals latest pivot away from US
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Scrapping the 2035 EV mandate strengthens Canada's auto sector competitiveness at a critical moment when Trump's tariffs threaten jobs and investment. Ending the mandate helps attract new investments while federal funding for infrastructure and training complements provincial supports to protect Ontario's economic engine. This pragmatic shift toward demand-side policies like charging infrastructure and affordability measures follows evidence from successful EV-adopting countries and positions Canada to lead in electrification.
The so-called mandate removal is pure deception — requiring 75% EV sales by 2035 through emissions standards is just an EV mandate renamed. This policy forces Canadian manufacturers to meet stricter standards than the U.S. while subsidizing American-made EVs that Canadians will buy, driving production south and making our industry less competitive. The new greenhouse gas regulations will strand Canadian-built vehicles in showrooms while Trump rolls back emissions standards, creating an impossible situation for domestic automakers.
There's a 25% chance that the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) will be extended promptly at its July 2026 joint review, according to the Metaculus prediction community.
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