Industry committee  No, but two years seemed to be reasonable, given the technology that is used and what is done in other countries. That was determined to be appropriate.

Industry committee  This was discussed during our consultations. We looked at what's done in other countries as well. We don't know of any country that would make a regulation based on the throughput of the gas dispensers. The maintenance and the coordination of that would be very difficult. Of cour

Industry committee  If we look at consumers, for retail food we're looking at the same level of numbers as gasoline. But in other sectors, as we mentioned, for example, truck refuellers, the compliance rate is about 80%--it's not 94% for measurement; it's 80% of diesel fuel for those trucks. For hom

Industry committee  I wouldn't say it's because it's diesel versus gas. These are a different type of high-flow measuring device. But again, we have to keep in mind that right now under the act there is no obligation to have those devices calibrated and inspected with authorized procedures. Right no

Industry committee  You have to be careful. These plastic containers are not certified. Often, there is a line on them. It is difficult to judge the quantity on these containers.

Industry committee  As Ms. Roussy mentioned, Measurement Canada monitors the authorized service providers. She explained the process. This is a really detailed process, and the authorized service providers would have a lot to lose if it were determined that there was a problem with their operations.

Industry committee  This decision was made further to consultations with the industry and stakeholders, including the representative you referred to. A few years ago, we held consultations and the stakeholders made a unanimous recommendation: an inspection every two years. In Canada, weights and me

Industry committee  Again, they took all our database, so we don't know what part they used to publish their numbers. But if we look at the period of time—I believe it was from 1989 to 1998—other than for initial inspections, there were very few organizations recognized by Measurement Canada to perf

Industry committee  It is unlikely. There's a reason why the tolerance is at that level internationally. There are a lot of factors that have to be taken into consideration, and the uncertainty of the calculations of the determination is a factor, internationally. Our tolerance is the same in the U.

Industry committee  You have to keep in mind, we don't control the information that is used by the media. There was an access to information request made several years ago, and they used that data to produce those numbers. We don't comment whether they're right or not. When we issue data, we base i

Industry committee  Yes, that's about 65% or 66%. That's our data.

Industry committee  Absolutely not. These are regular inspections done by government inspectors.

Industry committee  I'm just talking about the last three years, but we've been doing inspections for 20 years. Basically, our inspections remain the same. The only changes we make are to ensure that when we sometimes need to adjust something technically, we do it. But it's always driven by technica

Industry committee  No. What we said was that the $20 million was based on the 2008 inspection. From one year to another, it's pretty much the same, but depending on the price of gasoline, it could go up or down, obviously. Basically, the $20 million represented all the pumps that were found to be

Industry committee  Yes, that's right. We don't have that data because we consider those devices to be in compliance. We don't know in which direction they would be.