Thank you for the question.
You're right. Transportation accounts for about a quarter of all greenhouse gases, and half of that quarter is due to motor vehicles, light duty vehicles, which is cars. They definitely play a major role in contributing to greenhouse gases.
One thing we brought into place was the federal incentive last year. It was for $5,000 for an all-electric vehicle below a certain price, and $2,500 for a hybrid rechargeable, again under a certain price. There were also arrangements for people who lease cars, that kind of thing.
The program has been incredibly successful. As a result of that—I have the statistics here—between May 1, when it kicked in last year, and December 31, sales of all zero-emission vehicles in Canada were up 30%, compared with the same period last year.
In fact, we're spending the $300-million allocation of this program faster than we had anticipated, because of its popularity. It is beginning to have an effect, particularly in provinces like B.C. and Quebec, which also have provincial incentives.