Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I hope this can be an educational experience for all members of this committee on how the process works. Thank you for that.
It's an issue across this country. Alberta also has issues with organized crime using stolen vehicles—as we've seen across the country—to fund illicit activities in other areas, such as human trafficking, drugs and firearms. This is a serious issue. We've even seen reports that these stolen vehicles are being used to fund international terrorism, so it's obviously a very....
I had my vehicle stolen out of my driveway. I had a vehicle that was attempted to be stolen from my driveway. It's devastating when you don't feel safe in your own community and in your own home. It's a threat that all families are seeing.
We have a cost of living crisis. Everything's going up in price, and one key thing that's going up in price is people's insurance premiums. It really hurts when your insurance premiums go up. Recently, people who have renewed their insurance on vehicles that are considered a high risk of theft are having to pay additional premiums because of the type of vehicle they drive. This is a cost of living issue as well as a crime issue.
I don't think this really needs to go on. I think this is a common-sense move to get a report that was agreed on by all parties prior to the last election. I'd really like to see the government provide a response to it.
I thank the chair for the time.