Progressive Conservative Chief Doug Ford says if re-elected, he’ll honour the province’s dedication to the electrical automobile sector ought to U.S. President Donald Trump finish a subsidy program. Trump has mentioned the U.S.
Progressive Conservative Chief Doug Ford says if re-elected, he’ll honour the province’s dedication to the electrical automobile sector ought to U.S. President Donald Trump finish a subsidy program.
Trump has mentioned the U.S. doesn’t need or want Canada’s automobiles regardless of signing a free commerce cope with Canada and Mexico in his first time period.
Ford’s authorities agreed to an auto pact with the federal authorities in 2023 to pay one third of manufacturing incentives in a cope with Volkswagen and Stellantis and LG Power Answer for his or her EV battery vegetation.
The 2 governments ponied up the cash with a purpose to compete with former U.S. president Joe Biden’s Inflation Discount Act, which included a tax credit score for clear automobile purchases.
Trump has frozen funding beneath the IRA and has threatened to finish it altogether.
Ontario voters will head to the polls Feb. 27.
— With information from Allison Jones in London.
This report by The Canadian Press was first revealed Jan. 30, 2025.
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press
