What does any kid do when their parents tell them to clean their room? They shove their toys underneath the bed. From runaway borrowing to taxes and expensive regulations, Prime Minister Mark Carney is using the same approach to deal with Ottawa’s mess. Instead of fixing problems, Carney is trying to hide them.
Carney’s retreat from Ottawa’s electric vehicle mandate illustrates this point. Canada’s automakers warned about the devastating impacts the ban on new gas and diesel vehicle sales would have.
