Chair and members of the committee, thank you for having me.
My name is Tyler Threadgill. I am the vice-president and head of North American government affairs for the LKQ Corporation.
Our organization supports Bill C-267 because it creates a practical pathway to advance the right to repair in Canada. However, we believe the bill should be strengthened to include automotive repair within its scope.
The automotive sector has changed. Repair is no longer about access to only a physical part. It increasingly depends on software, diagnostic information, telematics, security credentials [Technical difficulty—Editor].