Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
I also thank you gentlemen, for having accepted our invitation.
I had the opportunity of questioning Transport Canada representatives and I told them that I had the impression that Canada was always lagging behind the United States in matters of safety. Their appearance before the committee did not convince me otherwise.
Mr. Beatty, in your presentation you talked at some length about the 17 complaints, only one of which was related to the accelerator. However, Transport Canada representatives also told us that according to them there had never been any accelerator problems in the past. This did not seem to be a high priority. However, Mr. Lehouillier told us that he was very surprised to learn that Toyota Canada had received five complaints concerning the accelerators, as Transport Canada had received no data transfers with regard to these complaints.
This worries me, and I have some serious questions as to the importance granted to safety in Canada by those concerned, as compared to what people do not want the United States to know. Why did Toyota Canada receive five complaints concerning the accelerators and not immediately share the information with Transport Canada?