Well, Mr. Chair, I don't want to engage in this particular debate, other than, as Mr. Jean said a few moments ago, we're running out of things to do. We're not. I just want to clarify that, because we rely on the government to do something, some initiative, and we respond to the initiatives that come before the House, unless we generate some of our own.
I think there are a couple of things still in the House that were left in abeyance. Now that the rhetoric about a potential election seems to have quieted, at least momentarily, I'm going to ask Mr. Jean whether, for example, the Pilotage Act is coming back, whether Bill C-14 is coming back, and given that the minister has made several announcements regarding infrastructure—and this committee is part of the infrastructure portfolio of the minister—whether we are going to be looking at any issues that relate to some of his announcements, specifically one that relates to Mr. Masse's motion, for example, the investments and transport capacities and security issues, bridges, etc. Do we in fact have an opportunity to go deeper into the issues related to transport?
The minister has made several announcements regarding automobiles and the efficiency standards associated with fuel consumption. All of these are part and parcel of the mandate of the minister. He's not just a transport minister, he's the minister for several other things. I'm just wondering whether he'd give us an indication of the directions we're going to pursue over the course of the next little while, given that we're just anxious to do more than what is normally asked of us, to ensure that the government functions in a capacity that would make Canadians feel comfortable that they eschewed the opportunity to go to an election.