I think the debate about having to do something to reduce emissions is over. All Canadians understand that we have to cut down our pollution from transportation. The transportation sector makes up almost 25% of all of our emissions. Half of those emissions come from light-duty vehicles, and about 25% to 30% of those emissions come from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
If we are serious about reducing pollution, we need to tackle the emissions that are coming from medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. This program is meant to provide incentives for businesses, so that they can find alternative technologies to cut emissions from their operations.