Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  That was good.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  You covered my butt.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  I believe every automotive company operating in Canada is foreign owned. We're all foreign multinationals, so obviously the tax rate is important for us. It's good that Canada is proceeding towards a competitive tax rate. We have a competitive tax rate now, and it's important to make sure that remains the case.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  Sure. We'll have to get back to you on the proportion in Canada versus the U.S. I don't have the exact number. With our sales going down, production versus sales is a number that we'd need to recalculate for you. In terms of our capacity, we're very happy with where our capacity is in Canada.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  In terms of the prices of vehicles in Canada, we price to the market, as do most manufacturers. So on the pricing side, depending on where the Canadian dollar exchange is, you will see the prices of vehicles in Canada higher or lower than what happens in the U.S., depending on what's happening in the market.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  Can I start?

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  Okay. There have been a number of different suggestions south of the border. There was one bill that was fairly close to passage, and then it fell apart. What we have experienced over the years, as we've tried to work as an industry to bring something forward to government, is that the more complex you make it, the more you try to over-engineer the program, the more difficult it is to get broad support and ultimately the more difficult it is for consumers to understand it.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  Okay, great. In terms of the investments we've made, we actually have two investments that we've made with help from the government, federally and in Ontario. The first one in your riding, Mr. Young, is the Oakville assembly complex, where we transformed two existing plants into a new complex.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  I believe you're talking about the right to repair bill. We'd be happy to come back and talk to you. As you know, our dealers spend a lot of money on training and on special tools so they can repair the vehicles. As those vehicles become more computerized and include more technology, we want to make sure that at the end of the day we do the right thing by the customers.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  Sure. As you and probably all members of the committee are aware, our industry is very integrated on a North American basis. We started that integration back in 1965 with the Auto Pact. To the extent we can, having common vehicle standards for safety and emissions on both sides of the border is extremely helpful for us.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  First of all, I can confirm that the program was in fact discussed by the CVMA. We've been a member of the CVMA since 2007. In fact, we as industry participants talked about scrappage for probably many more years than that. It's seen as a very beneficial way to help consumers turn over the fleet and get into the newer, cleaner, safer vehicles quicker.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  We've had a number of consultations with government and with Environment Canada. One of the challenges that even we have, as industry, is agreeing on a very complicated scrappage program. That's the beauty of the German program. It's very simple to understand. It's very simple for consumers to take part in.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  We did not introduce a program of that magnitude back in 2007.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  We didn't have the specific details; we did have suggestions as to how a program could work.

Subcommittee on the Automotive Industry in Canada committee  I'm not sure I can answer that.