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When did Jean Lapierre become the Minister of Transport?
On July 20, 2004, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Transport, serving until the 2006 election.
What did Jean Lapierre do as the Minister of Transport ?
As Minister of Transport, Lapierre initiated the Pacific Gateway Strategy, signing air transport agreements with China and India and completed a formal Canada-US Open Skies Agreement.

Question: What was the Pacific Gateway Strategy about ?
Self-contained rewrite: What was Jean Lapierre's Pacific Gateway Strategy about?