Mr. Chair, let me join with others in wishing the minister a happy birthday. Good for her to be with us on such an auspicious occasion, or perhaps she, like I, would rather forgo recognition of these dates at this point in time.
In any case, I appreciate the minister being here to answer some important questions to which Canadians want answers. The questions first and foremost among them have to do with the safety of our transportation system.
The Transportation Safety Board has issued its 2013 statistics for Canadian marine, pipeline, railway and aviation accidents. Could the minister tell us what the increase in accidents was over the previous year?