Transport committee  No, I don't.

Transport committee  Let me clarify about the press release in question. I think that was about the floor mats issue.

Transport committee  Let me have a look at the exact wording, but the purpose of the press release was on the floor mats issue. The department puts it out. It's under our authority. It's just that I don't personally approve all communications products because they go out very fast and we try to make

Transport committee  There were a number of contacts with Toyota on the floor mat issue and there were meetings, actually, so I'll ask Mr. McDonald to answer some of the details.

Transport committee  Our colleagues from the CATSA organization have learnt from the pilot test that was done in Kelowna and they believe these machines are actually a good way to ensure we can detect things under the clothing. We can get you their false positive results. I don't have them, but I can

Transport committee  It is $1.4 billion for this.

Transport committee  Mr. Chairman, this issue is of particular importance to the safety of Canadians. We appreciate that we're here for the supplementary estimates, but we're ready to answer the questions of the committee. We may not have some of the details that you have asked for, but we will be ha

Transport committee  Why don't I start not with some of the detailed questions that you have asked, but in terms of under the current law and under the current regulations the onus is on the government to regulate. We have a criminal law power, whereby the automobile companies have to report to us wh

Transport committee  As the minister said, for the last number of months we have gone across the country, and my staff and I have met over 500 inspectors. We're talking to our unions. We're talking to the industry. We are already conducting that review, and we have taken steps, the steps that you hav

Transport committee  You are correct that “defect”, as a word, is not defined in the Motor Vehicle Safety Act. However, under the department's guidelines for enforcement and compliance policy, which is available on the web, we have criteria that outline what a defect is. As well, Mr. Volpe, we had a

Transport committee  That's in terms of how construction project cycles work. We have shared a chart with the government operations committee. Maybe we will share it with this committee as well. You might find it useful. It does give one an opportunity to look at how infrastructure project cycles w

Transport committee  Any billings; it's partly because they know that there are two years to it. Their accounting systems have to catch up and they have to do their due diligence. We're waiting for quite a big amount of activity, hopefully in the new year, because on the ground the reporting is that

Transport committee  I'll turn to John to explain the building Canada aspect, but one thing is very, very important: spending versus commitment data are quite different things. In terms of economic activity—

Transport committee  Let me just get straight to the building Canada answer, then.

Transport committee  Yes, Quebec's share is $936 million under the infrastructure stimulus fund. The way Quebec agreed to divide up its share was that it allocated and we agreed to $350 million for PRECO—this is the waste-water project—and another $450 million on provincial and municipal local projec