Finance committee  I wouldn't have those specific stats broken down that way, but it is certainly a large percentage. I believe industry-wide we're at about 35% leasing, and certainly the percentages for some of our imports are a lot higher than the domestics. That was reversed at one point, but no

Finance committee  Exactly.

Finance committee  Not just high-end vehicles. I don't have those stats. I can get them for you and the committee, but I don't have them with me today.

Finance committee  If anything, I think we're actually seeing a decrease in those requests. I think that over the last number of years, we're seeing an increase in the number of vehicles that are either purchased through loan or lease through our banks. Now we're down to about 8%, and of that 8%, t

Finance committee  Yes, we represent all makes. Any dealer of a vehicle sold in this country is pretty well a member of our association.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good afternoon, and thank you for the opportunity to appear today on a very important subject before your committee. My name is Peter MacDonald, and I am chairman of the Canadian Automobile Dealers Association, known as CADA. I am also a new car dealer f