My colleague has talked about taking issue with the framing of the motion. I want to go through it very clearly and put on record that I don't agree with the assertion that there's a problem with the framing. The motion, literally, is fact, fact, fact, fact and fact.
It says:
governments have invested upward of $50 billion towards the creation of an EV battery ecosystem
That's a fact.
and has mandated that all automobile sales in Canada be zero-emitting by 2035
That's a fact.
and given that:
Northvolt's $7-billion EV plant in Montreal, QC, has delayed construction for upward of a year
Unless they're saying that CBC News has put out fake news, that is a fact. It has been reported. Eighteen months—