Norway has a population of 5.5 million people and 97% of sales are EVs. It doesn't seem to be a problem in Norway, where there are very specific and different regulations.
Looking at the Canadian market, it is now bigger than the California market. More new vehicles are sold in Canada now than in California. So it is completely untrue that Canada is too small a market for manufacturers to adjust to.
I find it quite surprising. On the one hand, people think it's good news that the Canadian government has removed the federal zero-emission standard and adopted the greenhouse gas emissions standard. We said we agreed on that. On the other hand, people are saying that it's as though they're reimposing a zero-emission standard through the back door, which is not true at all, because it's very different.
Those criticisms come from both automakers and people in the opposition, who say that we should be agnostic when it comes to technology. Well, that's what the greenhouse gas emissions standard is. It's exactly that. So we have to be consistent when criticizing Canadian government policies.
I can tell you that we pushed for the implementation of the federal zero-emissions standard. We are nonetheless prepared to live with the greenhouse gas emissions standard. We think it's okay. Among other things, it will help manufacturers like Honda and Toyota, which manufacture hybrid vehicles in Canada. They would not have gotten zero emission credits, but they will get greenhouse gas emission credits. We hear that, we understand that, we're pragmatic. However, we still have to be consistent when criticizing what the government is doing.