Just received this from my local MP:
Dear Iggy,
Thank you for taking the time to write to me regarding the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Incentive Program.
On July 3, 2018, our government cancelled the cap and trade carbon tax as part of its commitment to bring gas prices down by 10 cents a litre and help reduce costs for Ontario families and businesses by $1.9 billion dollars per year.
As the Electric and Hydrogen Vehicle Incentive Program and the Electric Vehicle Charging Incentive Programs were funded through cap-and-trade proceeds, these programs have been cancelled with an orderly wind-down.
All vehicles that were delivered, registered and plated by July 11 will have the incentive honoured. For more information please visit
www.ontario.ca/electricvehicles<
electricvehicles>.
As well, dealerships who have inventory on lots or have ordered vehicles by July 11, and deliver, register and plate to consumers by September 10 will also have the incentive honoured.
Our government does not believe it’s right to finance a program by imposing a carbon tax on every Ontario resident. And that’s why the cap and trade has been cancelled and its programs are winding down.
Our focus will be to give people lower gas prices, lower energy bills and a real break in their wallets in order to get our economy going and create jobs.
Thank you again for taking the time to write.
Sincerely,
Gila Martow
Gila Martow
Member of Provincial Parliament for Thornhill
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour
[email protected]
905-731-8462