Mr. Speaker, I find it rather surprising that my colleague is saying that a policy that encourages people to buy electric vehicles would have a disproportionate effect on Canadians.
He spent his time demonizing electric vehicles. I live 660 kilometres from Ottawa, and I drive here in an electric car. I have to wait 15 to 20 minutes to recharge my vehicle, so it is one of the best alternatives. The only disproportionate effect that I see is the disproportionate effect that the oil and gas industry is having on the environment, the disproportionate effect that internal combustion vehicles are having on the environment. Those things do have a disproportionate effect.
I do not understand my colleague's reasoning.