Thank you so much, Mr. Chair.
My first question is actually for both Mr. Smith and Mr. DiCaro. Specifically, about half of Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque. They're often struggling to cover the increasing cost of rent, child care, medication and other essentials. We recently learned that the government isn't tracking the income of people who are taking advantage of the incentives. Even with the government incentives, we know that the high cost of these vehicles still puts them out of reach for many Canadians.
I have a three-part question. I'm curious as to your thoughts about a means-tested incentive program that would be targeted incentives for low- and middle-income brackets, and then also your thoughts on a used vehicle incentive program and a national scrap-it program.
Maybe the question will go first to Mr. Smith, and then to Mr. DiCaro.