Finance committee  My view is that we have to stop looking for across-the-board solutions and spend more time collaborating. As for the Union des municipalités du Québec, which I am representing, I think we have to keep abreast of what's happening. We're talking about predictability today, and I w

Finance committee  At the moment, each city can use 20% of the contributions provided under the TECQ to invest in specific projects. However, based on my understanding of the question asked by your colleague earlier, some cities would prefer to invest these contributions elsewhere. In my opening a

Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  No.

Finance committee  As we were saying earlier about the climate, if we impose countrywide conditions, it's obvious that this program won't be able to respond to the realities of each municipality.

Finance committee  Absolutely. In this respect, I think we need to leave some latitude to local governments, and perhaps a little more to the provinces.

Finance committee  From where I stand, I can say that the municipal sector is clearly ready. However, funds are needed quickly. Whether for our own organizations or private developers, I believe the municipalities are ready. I don't know how long it has taken Quebec City and Ottawa to sign the agr

Finance committee  I believe that the municipalities are in the best possible position to know their own environment. I believe that the federal government needs to trust elected municipal officials. We were elected democratically, just as you were. We too make commitments to our residents. I'm go

Finance committee  No, there aren't any documents of that kind. But I know that the UMQ set up best practices housing committees for all the municipalities. There may already be some in the larger municipalities, but not in the smaller ones. It's a mentoring service available to these cities throu

Finance committee  I'll answer your second question first. Mr. Roy, you'll tell me if I'm wrong, but I seem to recall that 20% of the TECQ performance grant can be used for a project of a more municipal nature, such as a community centre. I don't believe that the UMQ, which I represent today, has

Finance committee  That's why we have to take advantage of the economic slowdown to update our infrastructure, but we need federal and provincial subsidies to make that happen. I talked about the TECQ program earlier. You need to come to an agreement with Quebec soon so we can move forward as qui

Finance committee  I am on the same page as my APCHQ colleagues with respect to the $1.8‑billion agreement that was announced, which is made up of $900 million each from the federal and provincial governments. The goal is to come up with lots of solutions for both private sector housing constructio

Finance committee  As you know, under the TECQ program, municipalities are required to develop infrastructure action plans. Honestly, I think that in Quebec, we should move this idea forward so that cities can better plan measures for their territory. I agree with you on that. In addition, once th

Finance committee  I always work in teams, and that's more or less the message you also want to convey. Cities do have to take some responsibility, but the provincial government and the federal government should think about contributing something. Every time a transit line gets cancelled, there ar

Finance committee  Unfortunately, sometimes it takes a long time for the two levels of government to agree. We can feel that on the ground. You're right about the climate change adaptation programs. It brings to mind what happened in Baie‑Saint‑Paul, or the eroding shoreline in the Magdalen Island