Finance committee  Yes, we did, but I cannot—

Finance committee  Thank you.

Finance committee  What I can tell you, in the way of background information, is that there are approximately 830 models of vehicles in the EnerGuide. The green levy currently applies to about 153 models. With the amendments in this bill, that application would continue.

Finance committee  The short answer is there would have been an expansion of the green levy. It would have resulted in an increase in tax. This is consistent with what the United States did with the American version of the green levy, which is referred to as the gas guzzler tax. When the vehicle

Finance committee  If the green levy were determined by reference to the five-cycle test, it would apply to more vehicles, so there would be an increase.

Finance committee  I can't speak to the decision that was made. But the decision was to not increase the tax.

Finance committee  The relief on temporary importations would also be less than $1 million.

Finance committee  I should mention that the green levy presently generates about $30 million a year. Analyses have been done; however, I believe that's a confidence of the Queen's Privy Council that I'm not at liberty to provide.

Finance committee  Perhaps an example would help to address your question. A Canadian resident visits, for example, the United States, whether Alaska or Seattle, as described earlier by my colleague, and wants to then, for tourism purposes, visit a different area of Canada. Without these amendments

Finance committee  Exactly.

Finance committee  Currently, the fuel consumption data under the EnerGuide is based on testing requirements that use two test cycles, a highway test cycle and a city test cycle. The Minister of Natural Resources announced that they'll be moving to testing requirements that use five test cycles. Th

Finance committee  It would have to be a foreign-based rental vehicle and it would have to be temporarily imported. When you say a clunker, I assume you mean a vehicle that would already be subject to the green levy, assuming that the rental establishment in the United States is renting out clunker

Finance committee  In Canada, the green levy excise tax applies at the manufacturers' level or at the time of importation. At the manufacturers' level, it applies when it is delivered to the purchaser, which is usually a dealer. So the underlying policy rationale for the green levy is not only to r

Finance committee  In the area of excise taxation, part 2 of the bill also includes proposed amendments relating to the green levy on fuel-inefficient vehicles as well as the excise tax on automobile air conditioners. The first measure is very similar to the proposed GST relief that Mr. Mercille de