The Globe and Mail reports in its Friday edition that Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre pledged Thursday that he would end Canada's electric-vehicle sales mandate. A Canadian Press dispatch to The Globe says the Liberals introduced regulations to require that 20 per cent of all new passenger vehicles sold in Canada be zero-emissions by 2026. That benchmark rises each year, hitting 60 per cent in 2030 and 100 per cent in 2035. EVs, both fully battery-operated and plug-in hybrids, accounted for 15 per cent of new vehicle registrations in Canada in 2024, up from 11 per cent in 2023. "If a company sells even one car over the government-imposed quota, they will face a $20,000-per-vehicle tax, which will obviously be passed on to consumers," Mr. Poilievre told reporters in Halifax. The EV mandate regulations include a credit system to give carmakers flexibility on meeting the sales target. They are able to earn bank credits for sales of electric or hybrid vehicles and lose those credits if they do not meet the targets. Mr. Poilievre claimed the Liberals are effectively imposing a tax on gas-powered vehicles. The transportation sector produces about a quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions in Canada each year.