Yes, it is very much. I'd love to take the opportunity to speak to the electricity situation.
I have been on the board of BC Hydro, the utility in British Columbia, and we heard from Mr. Penner about importing and exporting electricity. I would just say that BC Hydro and, I believe, Hydro-Québec and Manitoba Hydro, buy electricity—solar and wind—when the wind is blowing and when the sun is shining. They buy it when there is an excess down there, and then they sell electricity back to the U.S. when it's more needed and more expensive. BC Hydro made $568 million over the last two years. Yes, we import electricity. We buy low. We sell high. It's a good business, and it's using those hydroelectric dams.
That's an example of some misinformation or disinformation, and yes, there are other myths that are perpetuated about Canada being too cold and about the rural distances. Really, with electric vehicles nowadays, they have 350-kilometre or 400-kilometre ranges, and some are even higher now. That is just not an issue. When it's cold, for sure, the battery does not have as much range. However, most people aren't driving those huge ranges.
I think it's a good line of questioning to pursue, and just really get the facts out there about electric vehicles. They wouldn't be taking off around the world if they were inadequate. They're taking off in Europe. They're taking off in many countries in Asia. That's because they're better technology. It's just like when we all bought into cellphones. We didn't stick to the land line because it's what we knew. We moved on to digital technology, and that's what electric vehicles are like.