Western Canada Pays Double for Trudeau’s Ambitions

The Real Price of Ottawa’s EV Subsidies

Western Canada was never invited to the battle over electric vehicles — yet it’s the one paying the price.

While Ottawa showers billions on the EV sector in Quebec and Ontario, the fallout tramples farmers and ranchers in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The Laurentian elite get shiny “gigafactories” and press conferences. The West gets tariffs, debt, and contempt.

This is no accident. It’s economic triage — saving the political heartland by sacrificing the hinterland. And it's all dressed up as climate virtue.

Western Canada: Collateral Damage in Ottawa’s EV Crusade

When China retaliated against Canada's EV tariffs in March 2025, it did so with precision, but you didn’t hear much about it in the media or during the federal government. It wasn’t even a topic of interest during the election.

China made sure of that. Rather than targeting Ontario’s finance sector or Quebec’s boutique EV ventures, Beijing zeroed in on the economic lifeblood of Western Canada, far away from the Laurentian…