Thank you.
It's important that we provide leadership internationally. That's what this whole study is about. The motion is asking that we have at least two meetings, one to have Volkswagen Canada officials testify before us and the other to meet with Environment Canada officials.
Environment Canada told us that it would be the enforcement branch that would need to come and speak to us. I would see two meetings. The committee may say let's have more than that. But it's important because we heard that the United States provided a $14.7-billion fine to Volkswagen for falsifying the pollution numbers. The government's position is that if it's polluting, it will have to be paying for polluting.
You cannot pollute for free in Canada. This is the government's opportunity to make sure it enforces the regulations. Hopefully, the government will be serious about that commitment to cause research on this and find out why Volkswagen has not paid a fine in Canada yet and what kind of investigation is ongoing.
I think it's timely. Without wasting any more time, unless there are other comments, I think we should vote for that.