"'The most affordable entry-level electric cars coming to market are not coming to Canada,' he said. Instead, he says they are going to markets with more aggressive sales mandates and strict emissions regulations. 'Without the regulation, we won't get those affordable electric cars'"
Pausing the EV sales mandate might not be bad for the climate
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/ev-mandate-pause-climate-1.7628152