Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I won't say too much about the rationale for this again. This is an amendment that was suggested by the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers' Association. The rationale, quite simply, is that this amendment provides clarity to the bill as it pertains to the manufacturer's legal responsibility. Ownership and control of the vehicle should determine legal liability. To make the manufacturer legally responsible for an issue outside its control would cross over into the realm of the manufacturer-dealer relationship.
Under this bill, the minister has the power to order a recall, which is the ultimate protection for the consumer.