Mr. Speaker, the hon. member is quite a gentleman. He spoke of EV mandates. Last night I was watching the news, and a gentleman's life will be forever changed because he had to beat the windows out of a vehicle that was burning, and poor victims were burned inside. These EVs are just not safe. When they catch fire, it is impossible to put the fire out. It is a safety issue to even have lithium batteries in a vehicle. People are getting stuck in these vehicles. The rules surrounding them are so weak. In Canada, EVs just do not work. They are not selling. The government is dishing out $35 billion to battery plants in Montreal and in southern Ontario for products that are not going to be sold. That is another waste of taxpayers' money. We can tack that $35 billion onto this $400 billion.
In the House of Commons on November 21st, 2024. See this statement in context.