Maybe I'll come back to Mr. DeMarco with the issue identified on page 11, where “zero-emission vehicles” include trucks that are needed “to pull loads for long periods of time”, and vehicles that need to “work in harsh weather conditions”. I can't imagine any increase in the carbon tax that would make up for these technologies that do not yet exist.
Does it really matter how high the carbon tax goes? If the department can't switch to electric vehicles that are capable of towing certain loads or electric vehicles that are able to work in harsh weather conditions, then what does it matter how high the carbon tax goes?