THE CANADIAN PRESS — Advocates for Canada’s electric vehicle sector want Ottawa to open the door to more European cars to spur competition in Canada.

Former Quebec environment minister Daniel Breton was in Ottawa Tuesday, flanked by a half-dozen heads of various environmental and pro-EV organizations.

While the group offered few details on what they want from the government — other than retaining the EV sales mandate at some level and providing “certainty” for the industry — they did call on Ottawa to ease the regulations on European-made vehicles.

“The rest of the world has vehicle regulations and North America has a unique set that’s different. That’s what blocks all these different models that could come from Europe and from other places,” said Merran Smith, president of New Economy

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