For the record, Mr. Minister, I recently held a meeting in Sandwich Towne on the border site crossing location. Consistent with what I've been saying for a number of years, nearly 200 people showed up and not a single person supported the plaza location and the actual bridge location that's in Sandwich Towne, by Sterling Fuels.
For those not aware of it, one of the locations has been narrowed down to a spot next to a fuelling depot for the Great Lakes, which is actually going to be potentially expanded. It also crosses over to another fuelling depot in the United States. I think that's a significant security risk. Second to that, it's in Sandwich Towne, so it would cost more, and it would actually disrupt the community. There is a consensus to support a crossing downstream, toward Brighton Beach. We're hopeful that this will be taken into consideration. It's important for the history of the fabric of that community and also national security.
I'd like to move toward a question. We do know that you have ministers out there right now; Minister Prentice is actually in the United States drumming up...or he's over there talking about the border. But the Auditor General's report yesterday actually brought up the concern over immigration and refugee safety issues. That story made the Washington Post and a number of Associated Press news wires in the United States. It raised the issue of security of Canada.
Now, Bill C-43 has been tabled by the Minister of Public Safety right now. That's also going to affect the customs process. How much money or how much consultation is involved with your department to ensure the free flow of traffic, goods, and services if we're going to be changing our inspection process as well?