Public Safety committee  Let me clarify my earlier comments. Indeed, there have been discussions in this committee and in many forums about the importance of vehicle registration. There was discussion in the context of the preparatory work leading up to the tabling of this bill. There was a decision ta

Public Safety committee  I'm not in a position to provide further comment on this. It was a decision that was taken.

Public Safety committee  Yes, I think that's accurate. As officials, we take our direction, and we execute the will of the government of the day, as you know.

Public Safety committee  Yes. I understand that the minister was not available this morning, and that neither the deputy nor the associate deputy was available this morning.

Public Safety committee  Certainly some of the members or representatives of the department who were here at earlier discussions of the committee on the bill are here again today. I'll invite them to speak more directly to that question, but certainly all of the discussion, input, and advice forms part o

Public Safety committee  Again, I'll invite one of my colleagues who's been more directly involved in the drafting to comment on this. Certainly, the considerations had to do in part with the practicalities of ensuring that when these amendments are made to the act, they can be enforced and appropriate

Public Safety committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. No, we did not come prepared with opening remarks this morning. We understood that members of the committee had some questions about the bill. As you know, we're here as resources to answer those questions. Thank you very much.

Public Safety committee  Let me say, in terms of the discussions that went into the work preparing the bill, that of course the question of vehicle registration was one that was considered. There were a number of options, obviously, that the government looked at in coming to the final form of the bill. T