Thank you, Mr. Lewis, for the question.
When it comes to boosting consumer adoption, the biggest challenge is overcoming that cost gap. That cost gap will come down over time as the technology advances, but the reality is that EVs are more expensive than internal combustion engine vehicles, so programs like the iZEV are extremely important.
A luxury tax as is currently being proposed and would apply to electric vehicles costing over $100,000 works against that. We need a suite of policies to help Canadians make that switch. Putting in place a tax that is a direct disincentive and encourages a consumer to go to an ICE vehicle in that price category works against what is ultimately the government's objective of getting to 100% ZEV sales by 2035. We need a whole-of-government approach and a range of consumer incentives to try to close that gap and get more Canadians into an electric one.