Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that there is a big difference between a subsidy and a tax cut. A tax cut does not cost other taxpayers anything. When the government provides a subsidy, that means taking $2.3 billion of workers' money, which comes out of the pockets of workers who do not earn millions of dollars a year, and giving it away. The government is deciding who gets the money and who does not.
It really makes sense to invest if one believes in the future of electric cars. They are part of the future. We are not against that, quite the contrary. I am living proof of that, or I should say, driving proof. However, if the goal is really to help, why not use positive incentives instead of subsidies?