Canada is set to lead the charge to ban the production of gasoline-powered vehicles in North America, says the Liberal government..A senior cabinet member in Justin’s Trudeau’s government said the Liberals will be seeking closer ties with President-elect Joe Biden when he is sworn in next month and being at the front of the banning parade is one way they are looking at doing it..Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Ottawa and Biden both agree zero emissions vehicles need to be deployed faster..In a phone interview with Reuters, Wilkinson said Canada will also look at the overall performance of the transport sector, which accounts for 26 per cent of emissions.. EXCLUSIVE: New poll shows UCP collapse as NDP & Wildrose surge .Talks could cover “what the European countries and Quebec and British Columbia have done, which is to put a date at which they will no longer allow the sale of internal combustion engines,” he said..“I think we can collectively come up with mechanisms that will help both countries make progress on climate change.”.Trudeau last week announced a massive increased to the carbon tax – from it’s current $30 a ton to $170 a tone by 2030. Canada has vowed to be a net zero emitter by 2050...Canada said all vehicles sold starting in 2040 should produce no emissions while Quebec say it will ban the sale of new gasoline-powered passenger cars and trucks starting in 2035..Wilkinson told Reuters, Ottawa wants to talk to Washington “about whether there is a North American pathway to doing something like” requiring a certain proportion of vehicles for sale have to be emissions-free..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.Twitter.com/nobby7694
