Mr. David Schwartz at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 27th, 2018. See this statement in context.

November 27th, 2018 / 4:05 p.m.

Director General, Commercial and Alternative Acquisitions Management Sector, Department of Public Works and Government Services

David Schwartz

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When it comes to green vehicles, I want to say that we are making real progress. We are in charge of vehicle purchases and the deployment of procurement vehicles. During the 2017-2018 fiscal year, 4.1% of new vehicles purchased for the federal fleet were green. Now, at the end of November, two-thirds of the way through the 2018-2019 fiscal year, that percentage is at 15.96%. Our purchases of green vehicles went from 4% during the last fiscal year to 16% two-thirds of the way through the current year. We see that behaviours are changing, and the trend is there. I would say that this is supported by—

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