Mr. Speaker, I am always open to new technologies and new ways of doing things. That is how the world evolves and how things have evolved for generations.
Here is the problem with the approach of the Bloc Québécois and the Liberals, for which I will give an example. My colleague the member for Regina—Wascana asked a question in question period earlier this week about the electrification of the bus fleet in Regina. The federal government subsidized hundreds of millions of dollars for electric buses in Canada that do not work in the winter. They work for only three hours before they need a charge again. That was an absolute waste of taxpayers' money at a time when the technology is not there.
I am all in favour of embracing technology and giving municipalities and businesses the option for them to choose what is best for them. That is number one. Number two is that when those technologies are not thoroughly thought through, it costs Canadian taxpayers even more.