Canadians force Ottawa to make major retreat on gas and diesel car ban
Canadians forced Ottawa to retreat from its wildly unrealistic plan to ban all new gas and diesel vehicle sales in less than a decade, Now Mark Carney is using less transparent subsidies and regulations to impose a plan that’s almost as unrealistic;
By Canadian Taxpayers Federation Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director—— Bio and Archives--February 5, 2026
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OTTAWA, ON: The federal retreat from a ban on new gas and diesel vehicles is a win for taxpayers, but the Canadian Taxpayers Federation will continue to fight for affordability as the new federal policy is rolling out billions in corporate welfare and subsidies as well as expensive new regulations.
“Ordinary Canadians forced the federal government to make a major retreat and admit Canada simply can’t afford to ban the sale of all new gas and diesel vehicles by 2035,” said Franco Terrazzano, CTF Federal Director. “Canadians forced Ottawa to retreat, but the federal government is replacing the electric vehicle mandate with a package of unaffordable policies.
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