I would say that's exactly one of the reasons that we're conducting this review, to make sure that, indeed, the standards remain appropriate and fit for purpose, and that they are working to the benefit of Canadians and also not hurting the auto sector.
In terms of rural and remote regions, we do realize that it's important that there be other right options available for consumers that meet their needs, whether it's for long driving distance, cold weather or certain types and classes of vehicles.
In terms of the 14.6%, we've seen that go down this year. It's right now sitting at around 9%. We think that's perhaps for a range of reasons—for example, the pause to the federal incentives for zero-emission vehicle program—so there is still that upfront cost for zero-emission vehicles that is a barrier to many Canadians, even though the life cycle costs tend to work in their favour.
This is exactly the kind of thing we're looking at. We are speaking to the Canadian Automotive Dealers Association, hearing directly from the dealers association on their views about what we should be considering in the review under way.
