Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, gentlemen, madam. Thank you for the invitation to appear before your committee to answer your questions. This review began in May 2006 at the request of the Minister of Transport. There were concerns about whether the Toronto Port Authori

Transport committee  An all-party agreement, yes. I discuss that in my report. I have perhaps just one or two more comments, Mr. Chair. There have been allegations that the port authority was too secretive and that it was not transparent, not making documents and reports available. Indeed, I found

Transport committee  I've been asked, Mr. Chair, to review the decisions that have been made by the port authority in regard to certain matters. I have come to a conclusion that they behaved well and managed their responsibility well. I have noted a number of points that appear to me to be lacking,

Transport committee  Yes, I'll leave it to you.

Transport committee  The result of the non-construction?

Transport committee  To my knowledge, the firm has not been retained.

Transport committee  I myself have been retained, and I could go over that. I have been retained to assess whether or not principles of good governance had been complied with. For that purpose, I had a lot of discussions with lawyers and I looked at advice that was given. But I have not been asked fo

Transport committee  Exactly.

Transport committee  Not to my knowledge.

Transport committee  Yes, except that I would just point out that while their representative came to earlier meetings, I think it was in June 2004 that the City of Toronto eventually informed the other parties that they could not go any further because they could not get any instructions as to furthe

Transport committee  They didn't have to pay anything, and they were getting a complete waiver of any claim that might exist against them. It was a good deal.

Transport committee  Yes, they did sign off.

Transport committee  I'm just explaining why they did sign off.

Transport committee  Against the city, the TPA, and the government--we wanted to have full closure of all claims against anybody.

Transport committee  Good morning, Mr. Carrier.