Madam Chair, I salute my colleagues in the official opposition.
I also want to salute the minister. We did not have a chance to talk, and we were not supposed to. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate him on his election.
In early January, the incentive program for zero-emission vehicles was suspended. We were told that there was a lack of funding. People in Quebec who bought an electric vehicle could no longer get the federal credit.
As a result, dealerships, most of which are SMEs and many of which are located in my riding, have to pay $700,000, $800,000, $900,000 and even $1 million. Dealership associations told us that the minister had personally committed to budget the funds in order to repay the subsidy advances made to customers.
Does the minister remember that commitment?