Finance committee  Yes, I agree 100%. Certainly there's a lot of evidence out there that shows that when they're developing light-rail systems, as an example, and there's a station, they start building communities around those stations now and those property values increase. Calgary is a good examp

Finance committee  They are currently. Obviously when a player is putting funds into it, then I think it increases their stake in determining where something will be built and how it will be built. A public policy with respect to transportation would add some stability to all of the areas, I think.

Finance committee  That's why I'm here today. I want to bring some of that information forward, and I hope that government does act. I think there's a huge disparity, and you'll see it.... I don't want to keep going back to just Toronto, but Metrolinx has done a great deal of work on that, of cou

Finance committee  I think it is a huge part of the industry. Certainly travelling around North America in particular, you'll see products manufactured in Canada that are very well respected. It provides good jobs and certainly green jobs. That's where the industry is going, and I think it is a v

Finance committee  With respect to manufacturing, we're more in the operations end of it, in the support behind the scenes end of it. We're not directly involved with the manufacturing in most areas.

Finance committee  We do, and there's also a reason why we have the Canadian Council of the Amalgamated Transit Union. There are so many things that we see the same, and then there are some things where we differ. Certainly the Canadian Council supports the Canadian manufacturing end of it, and the

Finance committee  I apologize that I don't have the exact numbers, but certainly when you look at the European countries that do have it, they have a fulsome type of transportation system that interchanges among all modes of transportation, whether it is bike, car, bus, high-speed rail, heavy rail

Finance committee  Ladies, gentlemen, and Mr. Chair, good afternoon. I want to thank you for the opportunity to participate in this pre-budget consultation. Today I want to speak briefly on the need for the federal government to design a Canadian transit framework. I represent the Amalgamated Tra