Poilievre vows to scrap Liberal electric vehicle mandate
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he'll do away with the Liberal electric vehicle mandate if he becomes prime minister after Monday's election.
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Poilievre said at a Thursday event at a Halifax car dealership that the state has no place in the garages of Canadians.
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'Conservatives will put (Canadians) back in the drivers seat for a change. You will decide what's good for you and your family,' Poilievre told supporters.
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'Let me be clear, I have nothing against electric vehicles. If you want one, buy one. Free choice,' he added.
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Under the Liberal plan, sales of gasoline-powered cars will be gradually phased out over the next decade, with a target of 100 per cent zero emission car sales by 2035.
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Poilievre said that the time to act is now, with the plan set to start next year.
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Poilievre said that the Liberal mandate was effectively a $20,000 per car tax on gas-powered vehicles, which would go from the pockets of Canadian taxpayers to foreign automakers like Tesla.
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Brian Kingston, the head of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association was quick to applaud Poilievre's announcement.
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'Mandating EV sales when the auto industry is under attack from US tariffs is putting the puck in our own net. Scrapping the mandate is a smart policy and urgently needed,' wrote Kingston on social media.
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