Transport Minister Omar Alghabra told a parliamentary committee on April 20 that the debate on the need to reduce vehicle emissions “is over” as the federal government looks to implement a number of incentives to encourage Canadians to purchase electric vehicles.
Alghabra made the comments during an appearance before the Commons Standing Committee on Transport while being questioned by MPs about a number of spending measures his department plans to undertake as part of the Liberal government’s most recent budget.
Liberal MP Churence Rogers asked Alghabra about one spending measure that will provide additional federal incentives for Canadian businesses purchasing medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs)….