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To end the trade war, scrap the EV mandate

| By Dan McTeague

This post originally appeared in the Western Standard To anyone who thought that the Liberals’ decision to postpone enforcement of their Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate by one year was part of a well-thought-out plan to get that disastrous program back on track, well, every day brings with it news that you were wrong. In fact, … Continued

McTeague: Where are the pipelines?

| By Dan McTeague

Prime Minister Carney announced the establishment of a Major Projects Office, with an outline of projects the government is prioritizing. Absent from the list of projects is an oil and gas pipeline. Carney has talked a big game when it comes to developing Canada’s oil and gas, but so far, he has failed to walk … Continued

McTeague: Canada’s EV gamble is backfiring

| By Dan McTeague

Politicians gambled billions of your tax dollars on the development of electric vehicles – and now we’re seeing that this gamble has failed tremendously. Northvolt is the latest EV company to go belly up after the Quebec government backed out of a $7 billion EV battery project. Dan McTeague discusses in his latest video.

Mark Carney should have pulled the plug on the EV fantasy

| By Dan McTeague

This post originally appeared in the Western Standard In what may be the least shocking political news of the year, this past Friday the Carney government announced a twelve month pause to the Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate, which had been set to go into effect this coming January. (Or, as they put it in their … Continued

Carney Punts EV Mandates By A Year – Not Good Enough According to Canadians for Affordable Energy 

| By Dan McTeague

Prime Minister Mark Carney today announced a one-year delay in the implementation of the Electric Vehicle Mandates for automakers, “giving the auto sector flexibility by waiving 2026 model year vehicles from Electric Vehicle Availability Standard requirements.” This means automakers have another year to begin hitting minimum sales targets for electric vehicles.

McTeague: Carney just spent MORE money on EVs

| By Dan McTeague

Despite the majority of Canadians in favour of the Carney government scrapping the 2035 Electric Vehicle mandate, the feds spent an additional $25 million on EV chargers. Dan McTeague discusses in his latest video. It’s clear Canadians need to send a clear signal to the Carney government. Here at Canadians for Affordable Energy, we believe … Continued

McTeague: Kinew SAYS NO to pipelines

| By Dan McTeague

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew walked away from a trade agreement with Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario, which committed the provinces to collaborate on the construction of new pipelines. At a time when the economy is struggling and the threat of U.S. tariffs threatens our livelihoods, it should be a no-brainer for the premiers to be in … Continued