Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for joining us.
Ms. Mirhassani, I'll be asking my questions in French, but first, I'd like to make sure that you are getting the interpretation. I see that it's working. Thank you.
I'll continue along the same lines as my fellow members.
Following the auto theft summit, the government announced that it planned to amend the Radiocommunication Act in order to restrict the sale, possession, distribution and importation of devices used to steal cars. The government reiterated that intention in its recent budget. The amendments would give law enforcement agencies the ability to eliminate hacking devices from the Canadian marketplace. It didn't take long for people's reactions to come in.
Someone from software development firm JuniperOne explained that the software defined radio, or SDR, devices that the federal government is proposing to ban are pretty basic, saying that a Flipper Zero can't be used to unlock or start newer vehicles. As we know, thieves tend to target much newer vehicles. We also know that they don't necessarily have to use a technological device. As Mr. Shipley pointed out earlier, a thief can simply use violence to steal a person's car.
Do you think restricting the availability of these devices is really the way to go, or is it just a waste of time since organized criminals will find a way to get their hands on the devices anyway? Obviously, we need to work on a number of fronts at the same time.