Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'd like to continue the question that my colleague Mr. Badawey raised with respect to the manufacturers' processes to identify and report defects. I know a projet de loi is going through the House, Bill S-2.
Mr. Ferguson, I'm looking at your comments when it comes to the manufacturers. In paragraph 10 of your opening remarks, you say:
...manufacturers issued 318 recalls between 2010 and 2015 for safety-related issues that were not brought to the Department's attention...the Department did not have the authority to assess whether manufacturers implemented effective processes for identifying and reporting safety defects. This limited the Department's ability to investigate defects and better protect Canadians.
If they don't have that ability, you recommended that they “should request information from manufacturers on their internal processes for identifying and reporting safety defects”, and the transport department said they would try to do that. This recommendation was to be implemented by January 2017. That date has passed. I would like to know if you have implemented this recommendation. It's recommendation 4.94 of the Auditor General's report.