Thank you, and good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, meeting number 40.
Our orders of the day, pursuant to Standing Order 81(5), are supplementary estimates (B), 2010-11, votes on vote 1b, vote 5b, vote 10b, vote 25b, vote 40b, vote 55b, vote 60b, vote 70b, vote 75b, and vote 80b under Transport, referred to the committee on Thursday, November 4, 2010.
Joining us today we have the Hon. Chuck Strahl, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and the Hon. Rob Merrifield, Minister of State for Transport.
I have introduced your guests before, but I'm sure that is in your opening comments, Mr. Minister, so I will ask you to take the floor, and then we'll proceed with questions.