Transport committee  Absolutely.

Transport committee  Intelligent transportation systems are a key part. Whether it's public transit or other forms of transportation, it's a key way of getting more out of the infrastructure we already have. There is a strong role for the federal government to play in establishing standards.

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. We don't think we're duplicating or spending taxpayers' money inappropriately. We think there are some really compelling reasons to move as quickly as we can to deliver the Air Rail Link service. I mentioned the five million people right now who eve

Transport committee  Absolutely, and there is a discussion that's hosted by the Canadian Urban Transit Association. Most of the 106 transit agencies in Canada are members of that, and it provides a venue for a dialogue. We work with AMO, but less so with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities si

Transport committee  I think the issues in small rural and small urban communities are very different from the issues in large cities and city regions like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. I think you need to match the solution to the community. In places like Cochrane, Ontario, if I could use tha

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. A few minutes ago, I mentioned the importance of mobility and how different parts of the country have different mobility requirements. When I look at jurisdictions around the world, what I see is that one of the key areas in which the national governm

Transport committee  As part of the investment strategy, we see two elements that we need to be pursuing. One is alternative revenue tools that could help us sustain the level of investment required to build our transportation services. The second element is a way in which all levels of government ca

Transport committee  We're a provincial crown agency. My board of directors reports to the Ontario Minister of Transportation.

Transport committee  Currently the way the board of directors is structured is that the province appoints the board from public-minded individuals from across the greater Toronto and Hamilton region. There are no direct municipal representatives. How we work with the municipalities is that every day

Transport committee  That's correct.

Transport committee  In different municipalities there are different levels of private sector involvement. York Region delivers its bus services using a series of private contractors. I mentioned that GO Transit delivers its rail services through private contractors. You see a variety of different mo

Transport committee  We have the regional transportation plan and the prioritization process that I've spoken about. We do have some projects where there is federal funding involved, and we have governance arrangements with the federal government in those situations. For example, under the Building

Transport committee  For GO Transit specifically?

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Absolutely: there's great value in sharing what we've learned and also what we've learned from others. I think that's one of the things that is important in the transportation business: to learn from the successes--and sometimes the failures--of other jurisdictions.