Alberta to Oppose Ottawa’s Plan Mandating Electric Vehicles by 2035

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her province will do “everything within its legal jurisdiction” to oppose Ottawa’s plan to make all new vehicles sold in Canada zero-emission electric vehicles (EVs) by 2035. “Alberta’s government supports reducing emissions from the transportation sector and supporting Albertans who wish to drive lower-emissions vehicles. However, these efforts must be led by and support consumers and businesses, and the federal government has no legal or moral authority to tell Albertans what vehicles they can and cannot buy,” the premier said in an X post on Dec. 19 shortly following the plan’s announcement. “The Government of Alberta will do everything within its legal jurisdiction to thwart implementation of these unconstitutional regulations in our province.”...