We don't have anything specific in this submission, but we have been doing quite a bit of work and engaging with the the centre for greening government that has been established to look at how the federal government can use the power it has through procurements to actually look at the greenhouse gas emission footprint of products and services that are being procured. Certainly the fleet of vehicles that the federal government maintains is a key opportunity for the government to create that market pull for electric cars. The International Energy Agency has really flagged, in terms of the cycle of growth of electric vehicles and their technology and their cost, that we're at a stage where we need to create that positive feedback loop of beginning to get to a greater scale, which brings costs down, which then is going to make it more accessible to a greater number of consumers and enable governments to remove rebates.
Absolutely, we would support the federal government looking at, where practical, procuring electric cars for their fleet. Certainly when we look at the driving habits of average Canadians, the federal government has found that electric cars can meet 90% of Canadians' daily driving needs, in terms of the range of those vehicles. Certainly for many government applications of vehicles, that would likely be the case as well. Of course, there are going to be other aspects within the federal government, like the Department of Defence, where that may not be as practical, based on the vehicles they need or the range they need, but certainly we would support having the federal government establish criteria that electric cars be selected where they meet the driving requirements of that type of vehicle.