Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, Madam Deputy and colleagues.
As for the question I was asking the minister regarding the whole recall process, Madam Deputy, he indicated, of course, the 1979 court decision on the definition that wasn't included in the Motor Vehicle Safety Act. I have specific questions that I think perhaps Mr. McDonald will address, but that's up to you.
Last week the head of the defect investigations was surprised and appalled--I think those were two words he used, and Mr. McDonald was here when he was using them--at the fact that Toyota was not aware of the sticky pedal issues. Rather than get involved in the minutiae of what the problem is, the larger issue is that there is product on the road the manufacturer had already identified as problematic. Because Mr. McDonald provided us with some information at committee, information came forward that the department was aware of the problems. What I think we would like to know is whether in fact the safety of the customer is going to be in the hands of the manufacturer, or whether Transport Canada is going to assume some responsibility for actually applying the law. As I heard the minister, he thought there was a role for Transport Canada. I'm wondering whether it is going to be your recommendation to the minister that he act promptly to ensure that he assumes the responsibility for recalling--