Public Accounts committee  Let me repeat what I said at the outset. I know that when I said it everybody looked at me, but I really appreciate the fact that the committee is showing interest in these reports. I appreciate that it gives us further energy to actually improve the way we're reporting, because it is not a small thing.

Transport committee  The department is in the process of looking at the technical documents that we have asked for from Toyota since their appearance in front of this committee, because they made some comments. We have been back and forth with them, asking for all additional information. These are technical issues.

Transport committee  There is work going on between Ontario, Quebec, and the federal government concerning the corridor. We're in the process of getting our approvals. However, the critical component of that gateway is the actual Windsor-Detroit crossing, be it the bridge or be it the rail tunnel that proponents are working on.

Transport committee  This is not an agreement per se. It's a strategy that goes beyond money. It is important to look at regulations of the two levels of governments, important for industry to participate. There are actions industry could take. This is more of a getting together and working on a strategy so that we can have trade moving north-south, from the Quebec-Ontario corridor to the United States.

Transport committee  As the minister said, the Canadian Business Aviation Association will no longer be regulating the business airplanes. That responsibility has been moved into the department, and we will be in full implementation within the year. Regarding inspector vacancies, we have 98 vacancies right now.

Transport committee  First of all, the budget of 2009 granted $212 million over 10 years for repairs. In the meantime, there is a study being done to get the data needed to see if there's a need for the bridge to be rebuilt. The moment we have the data and the study, we would be happy to share it with you.

Transport committee  On the specific investments, we got money for bridges. We got money for CATSA, in terms of capital investments. All of them are on track. As well, the department got money for the federal lab in Blainville that will do road tests for cars and trucks and so on. That is actually almost done and everything is on track.

Transport committee  You asked us to have a review of it and it will be done.

Public Accounts committee  You already mentioned his name, Mr. Chairman.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. First of all, our congratulations to you, as our former transport critic, on your appointment to the chairmanship of this committee. While we will miss you on SCOTIC in having long discussions about automobile pedals, we're very pleased that you're here.

Public Accounts committee  Sir, since the beginning of the economic action plan, we have approved 6,200 projects. We are getting updates. We have a number of projects that are reporting. Out of the reported projects, around 99% of them are either under way or complete. There is a small number of projects that are delayed.

Public Accounts committee  Do we have the exact number?

Public Accounts committee  Absolutely. First of all, on the actual money spent, the expenditures, as we say in our departmental performance report--I believe on page 23--we identify that this is probably not the best measure of economic activity in all infrastructure programs, either current programs or past programs, because in infrastructure, project activity, like economic activity, starts the moment the project is announced.

Public Accounts committee  Again, those are good points. The criteria for the program were pretty simple. I appreciate that it had to be ready, and the other one was that a municipality or whoever was working on it could finish that in two years. We had all our partners attest that they would be able to do that.

Public Accounts committee  Thank you very much for the comments. I must say it's been an honour for me, Mr. Forster, and all of our team that we got to work on something very important for the Canadian economy. It has been an honour, and yes, it was hard work, but we're very happy that we had the opportunity to do this.