Transport committee  Six years.

Transport committee  I started out working for Western Star Trucks back in 1983, and I've taken on roles all through the design, engineering, and manufacturing engineering, but a big portion was related after doing some work on brake system design as compliance engineer, compliance manager, and deali

Transport committee  That was the association.

Transport committee  Essentially, what we had was this rear impact guard standard to meet. It was going to require a very large test rig, and the testing requirement was significant and substantially different from what the U.S. equivalent guard was. So we gathered together all the trailer members wh

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Other than, as I say, possibly on the R and D, there could be tax relief for trying to do some of the exercises like we just talked about, to try to help them out a little bit with those funds, because they were still significant.

Transport committee  That's not really regulation, though. I'm not really familiar enough with all of the other tax implications, etc., to provide information on what those other departments could help on.

Transport committee  No.

Transport committee  That is correct.

Transport committee  Yes, and I think that's why they exist.

Transport committee  To a large extent, to do it right.

Transport committee  Again, the federal government and Transport Canada in particular at that table are always asked to provide testing or background information. They always seem to be looking to Transport Canada to provide the okay to use this type of technology. To be honest, I think it's just ste

Transport committee  Essentially, yes.

Transport committee  That is federally regulated from Transport Canada's transportation of dangerous goods directorate.

Transport committee  The work that was done to develop the latest standard, the CSA, has been completed. I'm not sure where it is in the process, to be honest, but it has reached a stumbling block because of the election and a few other things. Meanwhile, other work is coming along; we could have ano