I appreciate the question.
Certainly, the evidence is well documented. I believe Health Canada has put out some fairly compelling evidence regarding the costs of air pollution from vehicles in Canada to our health care system and to Canadians as individuals. I think those have been monetized at about $9.5 billion annually. We know that electric vehicles and more efficient vehicles with pollution controls on them do reduce the exposure of Canadians to harmful air pollution. It is not just a carbon dioxide issue. We're talking about things like NOx and PM2.5 ultrafine particulates, etc.
There will be a gain obviously for Canadians at the local level in terms of lower asthma rates and lower instances of cardiovascular and cardiopulmonary disease. That is fairly well documented globally. A shift to electrification is certainly good for the health of Canadians.
