Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Honda Canada remains "fully committed" to major electric-vehicle investments in Canada after the company announced Tuesday that it was pausing a multibillion-dollar EV project in Ontario.

Ontario Premier Ford is vowing to hold auto companies that pull out from Ontario "accountable" after news that Honda announced it is putting a major electric vehicle supply chain planned for the province on hold.

With Canada’s electric vehicle industry stalling this week, some are worried the sector may experience a full-scale power outage in the months ahead.

Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC) announced on Tuesday a two-year postponement of its ambitious $15 billion electric vehicle investment project in Ontario. The Japanese automaker pointed to a slowdown in global EV demand and mounting economic uncertainty linked to new U.

Honda’s CA$15 billion commitment was touted by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the “largest auto investment in Canada’s history.” It was to include a battery plant with an annual capacity of 36 GWh while an EV assembly plant would have been able to build as many as 240,000 vehicles per year from 2028.

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says Honda Canada remains “fully committed” to major electric-vehicle investments in Canada after the company announced Tuesday that it was pausing a multibillion-dollar EV project in Ontario.