Industry committee  I'm going to give you a straight answer from the heart: What we're asking for would prevent the erosion of those businesses, protect the 491,000 employees in the automotive aftermarket industry, and at the same time not put jobs on the manufacturing side at risk at all. If nothi

Industry committee  Thank you for your question, sir. Again, I think my colleague Tyler said it best. It's a huge step in the right direction. We are going to need more, but there has been a lot of talk today about training, about safety. These shops, whether they're mechanical or collision, have v

Industry committee  I can't comment on that. The agricultural industry is really not my forte. Tyler, have you anything you want to add?

Industry committee  I'm not sure how comfortable I am in making the difference between old and new vehicles. Again, we're not advocating anything that would void the warranty through modification. We are just advocating access to information on any vehicles, new or recent, for the industry.

Industry committee  It's important to reiterate that all that interests us is information about vehicle maintenance or repair. We have no interest in consumer driving habits. I'm in favour of the suggestion to involve people working in cybersecurity. I'm absolutely convinced that, with good discuss

Industry committee  Reusing parts from the 900,000 automobiles that we recycle and dismantle each year has two enormous and very beneficial consequences. First, I've heard all my colleagues today talk about environmental concerns. We are giving a second life to parts that would otherwise have ended

Industry committee  Over the last two years, no one has escaped the supply chain disruption caused by the COVID‑19 pandemic. For our part, we've invested several millions of dollars to ensure that we have a good inventory of parts at competitive prices, always with safety as a priority. As you sai

Industry committee  Thank you for your question. First of all, it's a voluntary agreement. It needs to be enforced. Again, I think we stated clearly that a lot of the technology has evolved. We're good with that. That's great. However, anything that's transmitted right now on servers is not acce

Industry committee  Absolutely. Thank you for your question, Mr. Lemire. I'd ask Mr. Threadgill to answer it.

Industry committee  Mr. Chair, honourable members, my name is Derek Willshire, and I'm the regional vice-president for Canada at LKQ. I'm here today with my colleague, Tyler Threadgill, vice-president and head of Federal Government Affairs. Thank you for giving LKQ the opportunity to comment on Bil