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Transit, Transportation, & Infrastructure platforms

Here's what the candidates in Ponoka—Didsbury, and their parties, are promising.

Electric vehicles

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Conservative

  • Exclude electric vehicles made in China from federal rebates

    "End federal rebates for made-in-China EVs to protect Canadian auto workers and our national security." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Cancel the planned requirement that 20% of passenger vehicles must be zero-emissions by 2026

NDP

  • Extend federal rebates for new electric vehicles up to $5,000
  • Double rebates for electric vehicles made in Canada to $10,000
  • Exclude electric vehicles made in China or by Tesla from EV rebates

    "And EVs made in China or by companies like Tesla that undermine Canada’s national interest and economic security will be excluded." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Electricity

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Conservative

  • Create a pre-approved transport corridor within Canada for transmission lines, railways, and pipelines

    "Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre announced today he will create a ‘Canada First’ National Energy Corridor to fast-track approvals for transmission lines, railways, pipelines, and other critical infrastructure across Canada in a pre-approved transport corridor entirely within Canada, transporting our resources within Canada and to the world while bypassing the United States. It will bring billions of dollars of new investment into Canada’s economy, create powerful paycheques for Canadian workers, and restore our economic independence." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

    "In the corridor, all levels of government will provide legally binding commitments to approve projects. This means investors will no longer face the endless regulatory limbo that has made Canadians poorer. First Nations will be involved from the outset, ensuring that economic benefits flow directly to them and that their approval is secured before any money is spent." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

NDP

  • Start work on an east-west clean energy grid

    "We would start work on an East-West clean energy grid—a major country-building infrastructure project that could deliver affordable, clean and secure energy to people and businesses across the country." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

    "We recognize that clean electricity will be critical to building a competitive economy that supports people in local communities. We will aim to power Canada with net-zero electricity by 2035, moving to 100% non-emitting electricity by 2045. To support this goal we will bring together provinces and terriroties to prioritize the building of an East-West interprovincial power grid." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Aim for a net-zero electricity grid by 2035
  • Aim for a 100% non-emitting electricity grid by 2045

Infrastructure investment

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Conservative

  • Build an all-season road from Yellowknife to Grays Bay

    "Build the Arctic Security Corridor from Yellowknife, N.W.T. to Grays Bay, Nunavut. This will include a 600 km all-season road from Yellowknife to Grays Bay and a strategic upgrade to the Port of Grays Bay." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Support remote-area internet connectivity

    "Supporting remote-area internet connectivity so every Canadian has reliable access to news." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

NDP

  • Invest $4B over 4 years to top up the Building Canada Fund
  • Offer "Canada Victory Bonds" for people to invest in the country's economy

    "And we would offer Canada Victory Bonds as an opportunity for everyday Canadians to invest in the rebuilding of our economy." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Make Community Benefits Agreements between community, labour, governments, and employers for all federally-funded infrastructure projects

    "Local communities should receive the economic benefits and jobs from low-carbon projects. Community Benefits Agreements between community, labour, governments and employers for all federally-funded infrastructure projects will ensure communities get what they need to prosper." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Create a Northern Infrastructure Fund

Intercity transportation

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Conservative

  • Help fund a third link for the Québec City region

    "Third link: A Conservative government is committed to helping fund a third link, a project that is essential for the mobility, safety and economic development of the greater Quebec City region." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

NDP

  • Work with rural communities to reestablish bus routes abandoned by Greyhound
  • Create public, high-speed rail across Canada starting with the Quebec-Windsor corridor and Edmonton-Calgary-Banff

Municipal infrastructure

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NDP

  • Support provinces to build infrastructure needed for housing growth, like water, transit, and public services, with $2B/year

    "The Communities First Fund will support provinces in building the infrastructure needed for growth – like water, transit, and public services." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Public transit

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Conservative

  • Not fund the Québec City tramway

    "Quebec City tramway: A Conservative government will not fund the construction of the Quebec City tramway, a costly and unpopular project." — Change, retrieved 2025-04-23

  • Require municipalities to pre-approve building permits for high-density housing around transit stations

    "Municipalities will also be required to pre-approve building permits for high-density housing around transit stations, and will not receive federal funding for transit until there are keys-in-doors." — conservative.ca, retrieved 2025-04-17

NDP

  • Work with provinces and municipalities to double public transit ridership by 2035
  • Expand the Canada Public Transit Fund, which currently gives money to municipalities to fund capital projects, to include operations funding as well

    "We will work with provinces and municipalities with a goal of doubling public transit ridership by 2035, including expanding the Canada Public Transit Fund to include operations funding." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Support provinces to build infrastructure needed for housing growth, like water, transit, and public services, with $2B/year

    "The Communities First Fund will support provinces in building the infrastructure needed for growth – like water, transit, and public services." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19