Prime Minister Mark Carney is steering Canada toward an economic wreck with his plan to ban the sale of new gas and diesel vehicles by 2035.
Carney has announced a one-year pause and a two-month consultation to find a way out.
Meanwhile, the policy is still dangling over Canadians like a sword of Damocles.
Carney may have bought time, but not credibility. The ban remains an ideological fantasy that ignores reality, punishes taxpayers and threatens a vital industry.
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The normal-car ban began under former prime minister Justin Trudeau. Instead of correcting a bad policy, Carney has chosen to carry it forward.
His government is sticking to the 2035 zero-emission mandate, forcing automakers to replace every gas or diesel model wit