Madam Speaker, I also represent a rural riding. I have family members working in construction, and there are agricultural producers all over my riding. I am very involved in this issue of the rural reality and land use.
There are three points I would like to raise. First, I think it is shameful that we are debating a motion today that seems to completely ignore the issue of climate change. In fact, my Conservative opponent did not even show up for the environmental debate during the election, which I think is also shameful.
Second, when the member talked about standards, my colleague from Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères and I exchanged glances, because today's debate is about electric vehicles, not tractors, which our farmers do need on their farms. Members should avoid spreading disinformation. We are talking about electric vehicles today; we are not here to hurt agricultural producers.
Finally, when a target is voluntary, that means there is no target. I will quickly give an example. In 2005, automakers and the federal government had a voluntary agreement. They committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions. Since there were no penalties, the target was not met. They missed it by 95%. Perhaps it is time to set some standards and rules for moving forward.