Mr. Speaker, the parliamentary secretary, in his speech, talked about affordability and gave the real-world example of filling up his car just a week ago and how much that cost has increased. We have seen the price of a barrel of oil go up to almost $120.
Given that Canada has what some describe as the least fuel-efficient fleet in the entire world, we are seeing that cost right now. As part of the motion from the Conservative Party, the Conservatives are talking about making sure that we align our tailpipe standards with those of the U.S. Looking at this right now, in B.C., the average price of gas is over two dollars a litre, and that is costing people over $18 to drive 100 kilometres. If we had the European standard, it would be below $10 for that same run, and if people were driving an EV, it would be two dollars.
I was hoping the member could speak to why we should maybe not go down the route of aligning our tailpipe standards with those of the U.S.