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Folks are very much underestimating how much this formula change will make the product useless. VOCs are the active ingredient in WD-40. They are what makes it work. Penetrating oil is a VOC because solvents are what allow it to penetrate. It's why WD40 has such a distinctive smell. Their alternative formulation will be garbage.
In the end people will be making their own with starter fluid and acetone which will likely be exempt from the ban despite being VOCs.
Edit: Folks seem to think it's the propellant that's what's being regulated. It's not. It's the volitile organic compounds that allows it to penetrate. Seems they're mostly reducing them instead of banning them, which we've already done in many states.
To be honest I don't find wd-40 all that great to start with, there are better options, although usually pricier. But I don't think it's near as bad as you're making it out to be.
The states pushed a similar law through years ago, and The wd-40 sold in the states already complies with the new Canadian laws of less than 25% (It has 10-20% as per https://files.wd40.com/pdf/sds/specialist/canada/english/wd-40_specialist_spray_stay_gel_lubricant_can_ghs_sds.pdf ) and there hasn't been any problems with its effectiveness.