It is important to understand that, before the recent change was made to the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, vehicles rented abroad could not enter Canada. In budget no. 2 of last year, we included an amendment to let foreign cars enter the country.
When these vehicles were not allowed to enter Canada, there was no tax relief on the importation of such vehicles. That meant that import taxes were charged on the full value of the vehicle when it arrived at the border. The purpose of the new measure is to promote tourism, because this amendment is part of the tourism strategy. We wanted to make it easier for tourists who rented a vehicle abroad to travel.
I will give you an example. Some people were going on an Alaskan cruise, leaving from Vancouver. They took the boat and arrived in Alaska, where they decided to rent a vehicle to visit more of the state. They figured that, while they were there, they should also take advantage of the opportunity to visit the Yukon. When they arrived in the Yukon, the vehicle could not enter Canada. If this change had not been proposed, the vehicle would be taxed on its full value and people would not come to Canada to visit the Yukon.