Mr. Speaker, eight months since the Toyota recalls began, Canadians are still looking for action from the Conservative government.
While the U.S. is acting swiftly to punish offences and rectify legislative shortcomings, the Minister of Transport has not even left the starting gate.
Worse, the U.S. action against Toyota relied in part on Canadian documentation, which our government does not seem able to obtain.
A paper trail from Transport Canada confirms that as the minister was publicly praising Toyota, his departmental employees were pleading for action against the company. They also reveal that Transport Canada received dozens of sudden acceleration complaints but investigated only a few.
In Canada, the Minister of Transport's wilfully negligent approach allows for potential property damage and personal injuries to accumulate.
Perhaps the Minister of Transport should spend less time practising his question period performances and a bit more time focusing on his responsibilities to protect Canadian drivers.