Transport committee  And we were serious about the tour as well.

Transport committee  There are some instances when we do have traffic backups inbound to Canada. We've built, as we discussed, a number of additional inspection booths for Canada Customs. While Canada Customs officers are very fine people, a large problem is that there just aren't enough of them. So

Transport committee  We have some trepidation with Transport Canada from the standpoint that it's very likely they could be our primary competitor. As with any other business.... Imagine, if you were in the auto supply business, for instance, that the government decided to start an auto supply compan

Transport committee  On a percentage basis, the entire industry is public, with the exception of us. There's one small private bridge. But as you mentioned, as far as magnitude is concerned, it's all us.

Transport committee  Well, sir, of course it's very much public. From our standpoint, we not only acknowledge but also work with, and perceive ourselves to be partners of, hundreds of Canadian Customs and Immigration officers who control entry and exit on the bridge every day of the week. Without the

Transport committee  Dan, you can correct me, but I don't believe Transport Canada has ever visited us to ask specifically about those measures at the bridge, but we'd be happy to advise them, work with them, and cooperate with them if they were interested.

Transport committee  You're right. If the government were to infringe on the toll rates, there would be a disenfranchisement that would require compensation. I have to ask why they would want to hurt us like that.

Transport committee  As a follow-up to that, enough cannot be said about service with regard to wait-times and adequate infrastructure and facilities. As you know, commercial drivers are paid by the hour or by the mile. The cost for the driver and the truck is in excess of $50 an hour. As a bridge op

Transport committee  Sir, my response to that would be for the last 77 years of our history, market forces have determined the toll rates. If we raise ours too high we lose traffic and revenue. If we put them too low, in an extreme situation, we could choke the bridge or not get enough revenue to cov

Transport committee  This was a 180-degree expansion and a whole new site of facilities on 30-plus acres as well, sir.

Transport committee  Yes, sir.

Transport committee  That's what the settlement agreement said, and we carried it out, yes.

Transport committee  So we aren't going to go around the management.

Transport committee  They attributed it to us.

Transport committee  The market forces that control the toll rates are, of course, the Detroit--Windsor tunnel, which is our competitor for automobile traffic. If our toll were to be out of line, we'd lose traffic to them, and vice-versa. Then, of course, with regard to commercial traffic, the Blue W