Transport committee  Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you today. As you outlined, I'm joined by some members of my senior executive team. We've been invited here today to speak to you about Infrastructure Canada's supplementary estimates (A), which were tabled in the House of Common

Public Accounts committee  Thank you for the question. The department is complying with all environmental rules and regulations in the construction of this particular bridge.

Public Accounts committee  I have not seen an assessment on that as of right now.

Public Accounts committee  I do not know the answer to that question, but I can ask JCCBI and get back to you.

Public Accounts committee  That's correct. We'd be returning—

Public Accounts committee  There is none that I am aware of right now, no.

Public Accounts committee  I do not believe that there's an agreement on those trains crossing the bridge just yet.

Public Accounts committee  That decision has not been made, so I cannot say.

Public Accounts committee  Those payments are.... I believe it's in the Auditor General's report, and I don't want to quote the wrong number. We can get it for you. It's in the Auditor General's report for operating and maintenance over the 30 years, and that is the amount right now that will be paid. That

Public Accounts committee  We're in negotiations with the partner to reduce the overall cost, because they will no longer have to construct items and do things regarding tolling. We are looking at what the wear and tear could be and what the implications could be for the maintenance and service costs over

Public Accounts committee  I don't know the numbers offhand for the maintenance. I will ask Natalie to.... The amounts are in negotiation right now.

Public Accounts committee  It depends on the durability of the bridge, the engineering assessments of what the impact on the bridge might be.

Public Accounts committee  Is it an incremental impact and does it have a significant cost factor? Those are all the elements that are being looked at now.

Public Accounts committee  Those are being negotiated now.

Public Accounts committee  We do have information, but we can always learn from our project experiences and improve accordingly. I will now ask Ms. Bossé to comment, as she may be able to provide more details on the information we already have.