Transport committee  As the member indicated, in developing the order with respect to the requirements for a three-day stay and testing, the Public Health Agency of Canada has provided some additional carve-outs, for example, for people travelling for essential medical care, and has indicated that it would look at specific cases and situations like that.

Transport committee  I would be happy to. For that, if I can, I'm going to turn to my colleague Mr. Hanson. It's something he's leading here at Transport Canada.

Transport committee  I'd be happy to. Thank you for the question. COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on so many Canadians. Everybody has been affected. Even for those whose livelihoods have not been affected—I think everybody at Transport Canada is in that category—it has still been a very challenging experience.

Transport committee  I'd be happy to. I think I'll turn it over to Kevin Brosseau, the senior assistant deputy minister for safety and security, to elaborate on that.

Transport committee  It's a great question and it's one of a broader perspective, given the premise of the question. COVID-19 has had unprecedented impacts in terms of how devastating it's been for Canada, for Canadians and for those around the world, and in what it's required in terms of government decision-making.

Transport committee  In response to the member's questions, I think the department, Transport Canada, has been working on different aspects of support to the sector since March. I'll give you an example. There were a lot of regulatory changes that we put in place to help the sector cope with the tremendous dislocation.

Transport committee  We've seen the same trend as the member. For example, you can see, almost every week or every month, the auto companies are bringing out new commitments in terms of moving their lines of light-duty vehicles, including some sport-utility vehicles, into zero-emission propulsion systems.

Transport committee  We're very happy to have sent incentive payments to 70,000 Canadians so far.

Transport committee  That's a great question. I'm going to turn that over to Anuradha Marisetti, the senior assistant deputy minister of programs. She and her folks run the program. Anuradha, could you tell us how much we've sent out so far?

Transport committee  I can say that the airlines were not just consulted, but they actually agreed. The four major Canadian airlines that travel to the Caribbean and Mexico all voluntarily agreed. The Prime Minister announced, I think on Friday, January 29, that they had agreed to cease all of their travel to all Caribbean destinations and Mexico, effective January 31.

Transport committee  I apologize, but I think I missed the central premise of the question. Would you mind repeating it?

Transport committee  I think I understand. You mean while they're awaiting their results.

Transport committee  I think it's in several ways. First, for the traveller who arrives, when the swab is taken but they don't yet have a result—they don't know if they're positive or negative—if they go home, for many of them they'll actually go through the airport or they'll take another plane. They may take an Uber home.

Transport committee  It's a great question. If I can, I'll refer it to my colleague Lawrence Hanson, the senior assistant deputy minister for strategic policy, who's overseeing our work on the enhanced climate plan. Lawrence.

Transport committee  I'd be happy to so, Mr. Chair.