We must transform the Canadian automotive industry if it is to remain competitive in the economy of tomorrow. That's clear. However, when it comes to the quantity, format and size of batteries or vehicles that we want to see built in the future, we need to focus on sobriety if we want to reduce our energy consumption. That's for sure. Furthermore, the fact that the energy used comes from fossil fuels is clearly incompatible with achieving net zero.
I feel we still have some thinking to do as a group about the vehicles we want to see on our roads in the future. If the trend continues, by 2028, all we'll have on our roads will be light trucks like pickup trucks or SUVs. We would like robust measures to be taken to ensure that compact vehicles remain within our reach, that we can still buy them. It's also a matter of social justice, since compact vehicles are more affordable.