Thank you, Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for coming today.
My question is going to be a bit different and on a different topic. I know we've taken some great steps as a government on the safety and security of Canadians and also on the environment specifically, in a lot of areas. I know that $160 million over two years was invested by this government in the ecoAUTO strategy, and--great news--some 77,000 Canadians made applications. Actually, we've rolled out just over $51 million for those initiatives, so we're trying to get more fuel-efficient vehicles onto our roads, and I think that's great news for the health of Canadians and the future of our children.
But recently--I think it was this week or last week--The Economist said that we're blocking the sale of ZENN cars in Canada. That's a great concern to me, because obviously I, as would most Canadians, would like to be non-gas-dependent, be able to plug my vehicle into my house, and be able to take off in the mornings. So I'm very interested in that. I know provincial and territorial governments actually regulate the use of vehicles on our roadways, but I'd like to have a bit more information about whether indeed Transport Canada is blocking the sale of these vehicles in Canada.