Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I would like to return to Ms. Kinney.
I have before me the Auditor General of Canada's report 4 on the oversight of passenger vehicle safety. I will get to the drones. You will see what I am getting at.
The office of the Auditor General makes several recommendations regarding the way Transport Canada met with the various stakeholders before it published passenger vehicle safety regulations and on the way it made collision risk predictions.
There is a new technology and draft regulations are being prepared for publication in the Canada Gazette. One of the criticisms of Transport Canada made in report 4 is the following:
Transport Canada frequently did not seek input from stakeholders other than manufacturers. This meant there was little opportunity for others to influence regulatory initiatives.
The following example is given:
We found that, when developing regulations in advance of publication in the Canada Gazette, Transport Canada generally did not consult with stakeholders such as consumer associations, safety advocacy groups, vehicle parts and equipment suppliers, the insurance industry, medical associations, and police.
There is a new technology and it concerns all Canadians. How will we proceed? In your comments, you said that you will publish something in the Canada Gazette in 2017. Have you made sure that all these groups will be consulted before these draft regulations are published in the Canada Gazette?