The answer is no.
I know that the people from the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association and a number of representatives from the traditional automotive industry would like there to be only one regulation for everyone in North America. For many businesses, Canada is not a country, but a market. In their view, respecting what elected officials in a province or country do should be less important than respecting market rules. As a former minister, I find it extremely unacceptable to even suggest something like that.
In Quebec, we account for between 22% and 23% of Canada's population, and we have 46% of electric vehicles. So we're way ahead of the rest of Canada. When people say that instead of having our own zero-emission standard in Quebec, or in British Columbia for that matter, we should just stop being a leader and follow the rest of Canada, which means that we should follow Alberta or Saskatchewan.
I find it incredible that people are saying that elected officials in Quebec should bend to what the federal government is doing. I find that completely unacceptable because there are elected officials in Quebec who pass legislation in Quebec in the interests of Quebeckers, as is the case in British Columbia and in all the provinces.