CANADIAN GOVERNMENT PLAYS WAIT-AND-SEE ON EMISSIONS RULES, AWAITING WASHINGTON’S LEAD
August 1st, 2019
THE CANADIAN government has told wardsauto that it will wait for the release of a US final rule on federal automotive emissions before making any decisions on whether to follow the lead of the Trump administration on freezing emissions limits or imposing tougher tailpipe rules for Canada.
Its message follows concern within the Canadian auto sector that Ottawa was mulling a greener approach than US federal rules, by in June (2019) striking a cooperation agreement on emissions standards with California, which has generally imposed more restrictive regulations than ...
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