With the Liberals clinching a third term in office, Electric Autonomy Canada canvased 15 clean transportation sector stakeholders for their perspectives on what policies and next steps will flow from Canada’s decision
Despite the familiar outcome, the federal election broke important new ground when, for the first time, party leaders of all political stripes presented platforms that positioned clean transportation as a key to climate action, writes Wilf Steimle, president of EV Society
In the lead up to Canada’s federal election the Electric Vehicle Society reached out to each federal party about five areas with respect to boosting EV adoption across the country
With the climate crisis high on every party’s political agenda and voters paying close attention to their clean transportation platforms, industry association Electric Mobility Canada invited each party to spell out where it stands on ZEV mandates, boosting supply chains, purchasing incentives and more
Canadians’ choice of party to lead the next government will say a lot about the rate of this country’s transition to clean transportation, as the Conservatives, Bloc Québécois, New Democratic Party and Liberals make varying commitments on zero-emission vehicle sales mandates, targets and related policies
Accelerating the development of the electrification of transport will end up saving thousands of Canadian lives and billions of dollars while creating hundreds of thousands of high paying and high-quality sustainable jobs across the country, says EMC’s Daniel Breton
Expanding electrification, autonomous vehicles and commercial sector highlight Montreal debate
Glimpses of party priorities on electrification and vehicle autonomy surface as Toronto-area candidates square off on transportation
As the federal election nears, let’s make the effort to lobby MPs and candidates from every party to put EV adoption front and centre