TORONTO — Today, Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner and Deputy Leader and Environment & Climate Critic Dianne Saxe launched the party’s made-in-Ontario electric vehicle (EV) supply chain strategy. To crush climate pollution, Ontario needs an actual plan to diminish using fossil fuel vehicles and rapidly move towards low carbon transportation options, including electric cars, buses and bikes.
“Ontario is well positioned to be a world leader in the brand new climate economy,” said Ontario Greens Leader Mike Schreiner at a virtual news conference. “With competitive benefits in mining, innovation, financing and auto manufacturing and parts, together with a robust workforce.”
Ontario Greens will construct on these existing strengths to grow good, green jobs and businesses within the province through a made-in-Ontario EV supply chain. This might be achieved through the next 5 key steps:
- Increase demand for brand new low-emission vehicles, with money incentives of as much as $10,000 for getting a totally electric vehicle and $1,000 for an e-bike
- Bring 60,000 diverse, young people into the green workforce, including providing one 12 months of free tuition and guaranteed apprenticeship
- Increase sustainable, circular and Indigenous-led access to critical minerals and metals, while fully adhering to principles of UNDRIP
- Unlock low carbon inputs for EVs
- Scale up EV innovation and production, through a $5 billion EV Mobility and green technology innovation fund and $4 billion Climate Bank
“I’m relieved Doug Ford finally modified his tune on EVs after years of energetic hostility, it’s a Green win,” said Dianne Saxe. “Nevertheless it falls wanting what’s needed. By refusing to make EVs cheaper and address the demand side, the Ford government is missing out on an enormous economic opportunity. Half measures won’t make Ontario a large of the brand new climate economy.”
“Ontario is lagging behind other jurisdictions and should be more aggressive in attracting investment and jobs,” Schreiner said. “We are able to crush climate pollution and create good, green jobs at the identical time through our made-in-Ontario EV supply chain strategy.”
