Environment committee  I think so. It would be useful.

Environment committee  I agree.

Environment committee  I'm sorry. I didn't fully understand the question. I really apologize.

Environment committee  I always say that we have to take a holistic approach as we ramp up the electric charging. There is discussion with the government. The government is supporting it, but more works needs to be done in order to do it safely.

Environment committee  Yes, I can.

Environment committee  Thank you so much for that question. I think this is a real concern, because cybersecurity is something that is not static. It is always moving, so even if you are prepared today, it doesn't mean that you are prepared tomorrow. To your point, there's a lot of work to be done, a

Environment committee  I think the answer would be.... I would say no. I mean, people know, but it's not 100%. No one can guarantee that we are 100% sure, I think. We have a grasp of about 80% or 90%, but as we say in cybersecurity, you are as strong as the weakest link. There is work that needs to be

Environment committee  It is practical. We see also that with mobiles it will be practical, but more research and development needs to go into that.

Environment committee  We need a regulatory change, for example, in the way that all the transactions are happening. For example, today the utilities are paid or the revenue model is asset-based. The more assets you put in, that goes in the rate base. Going forward, we will need a fundamental shift, be

Environment committee  I think it will be a partnership between the different federal agencies and also the provincial agencies. We need to sit together as the private sector, even the universities, and look at the innovation that we have in the country, and then define the regulatory environment.

Environment committee  From the German perspective, the penetration of electric vehicles already started a couple of years ago. The one thing we learned there, which I also mentioned, was the infrastructure to charge these vehicles and the electric supply. Just to give you an idea, if on a given street

Environment committee  Sure. The third element is around the strategy, what kind of strategy the government is planning to do. We believe there is a lot of potential here, especially with the amount of technology available, for example “charging as a service” or “vehicle to grid”, and in fact, innova

Environment committee  Good afternoon. First I would like to thank the chair and the committee members for the invitation to Siemens to testify on this very important topic. My name is Faisal Kazi. I am the CEO of Siemens Canada. Today I have with me Mr. Rocco Delvecchio, the vice-president of govern