Kelly McParland: Justin Trudeau's naive EV plan hands the keys to China Flooding the world with electric vehicles that Beijing manufactures using power produced by burning coal hardly helps to fight climate change Author of the article: Kelly McParland Published Dec 28, 2023 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 5 minute read 49 Comments People visit a booth for the Chinese EV giant XPeng at the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition on April 19, 2023. Canada's Liberal government is mandating that all cars sold in this country be electric by 2035, but the basic infrastructure to support such a measure is lacking, writes Kelly McParland. PHOTO BY HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Article content First off, let’s be clear that I have nothing against electric vehicles. Never mind saving the planet, who wants to pull up to a grimy gas pump on a howling winter day and risk hypothermia for the privilege of paying whatever ransom oil companies are demanding for a
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