I'm calling the meeting of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities to order.
Good afternoon, everyone. We gather today to study the supplementary estimates (B) for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, referred to the committee on Thursday, October 26, 2017.
We have nine votes to consider today, namely: vote 1b under the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority; votes 1b, 5b, 15b, and 20b under the Department of Transport; vote 1b under Marine Atlantic Inc.; votes 1b and 5b for the Office of Infrastructure of Canada; and, vote 1b under the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.
On behalf of the Department of Transport, we have before us Mr. André Lapointe, assistant deputy minister, corporate services and chief financial officer; Mr. Pierre-Marc Mongeau, assistant deputy minister, programs; and Ms. Lori MacDonald, assistant deputy minister, safety and security.
Welcome, all of you.
For the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, we have Mr. Mike Saunders, president and chief executive officer, along with Ms. Andie Andreou, vice-president and chief financial officer.
Finally, on behalf of Marine Atlantic Inc., we have Mr. Paul Griffin, president and chief executive officer.
We welcome everyone to our committee today, and we thank you for coming.
I'll start the discussion by calling vote 1b under the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority.
Mr. Lapointe, we'll go over to you for five minutes.