Thank you for the question, Mr. Masse.
The vehicles we currently use at Canada Post are hybrid vehicles manufactured in Turkey. There are no buy Canadian guidelines, but we've seen recently that the big three automakers in southern Ontario have signed agreements with Unifor, another union, for labour and that GM is reopening its vehicle production plant in Oshawa.
Right now there are great opportunities for Canada if it moves toward electrification of transportation. We saw that the Ford plant in Oakville announced that it would be producing seven types of electric vehicles. What needs to be emphasized here is that we need delivery fleets that are adapted to Canadian weather conditions and designed for use in our territories.
In Germany, Mercedes has built a fully electric vehicle with a range of 200 kilometres and tested it in Russia in very cold winter conditions, such as those found in Canadian winters. I believe that such expertise could be developed in Canada to allow for the purchase of 100% Canadian-made vehicles. This would help boost the economy and create green jobs in Canada, and it would allow Crown corporations to use Canadian-made vehicles.