Transport committee  In terms of non-compliance with ArriveCAN and the potential monetary penalties that could be imposed on individuals, I want to point our that our officers at the airports as well as land borders try to bring people into compliance rather than writing a ticket as a first measure.

Transport committee  Are you referring to masking within the context of flights?

Transport committee  Okay. I'm going to pass this on to my Transport Canada colleagues, but I would point out that we have assessed masking, and obviously it is a public health measure that would protect you as an individual, as well as people around you, by creating a barrier for any exchange of fluids in conversations and so forth.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  According to the advice that has been.... I'm sorry, but I'm getting a lot of feedback. Can you hear me?

Health committee  If I may answer, the president has provided you with the positivity rates. Those tend to mirror what we've been experiencing on a domestic level in terms of trends. During the omicron phase, we saw a fairly substantial increase with respect to positivity for those travellers who were arriving particularly at the land port of entry, so in terms of your question, the trend seems to be the same.

Health committee  We are aware of the gate holds that have been occurring across the country. There are a number of factors that are contributing to those gate holds. In terms of your question with respect to testing, as you are aware, we have moved over to an MRT system, which has significantly decreased the number of individuals who are being tested at airports, thereby reducing the number of people within those airports.