Evidence of meeting #124 for Public Accounts in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was projects.
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5:05 p.m.
Bloc
Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné Bloc Terrebonne, QC
Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Ms. Hébert, I'm curious. Do you have, as a percentage, the breakdown by province of the $700 million that has been invested? What is Quebec's share? Do you know those percentages?
5:05 p.m.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs, Department of Transport
Mr. Chair, I don't have an exact percentage, but I am proud to say that we have 40 projects in Quebec valued at $848 million.
The Government of Quebec is an active participant in this program. We're happy to work with it on the infrastructure needs of Quebeckers.
As well, while a lot of these projects are within Quebec, we look at them from a network point of view and the connections beyond Quebec to other parts of the network. We look at that connectedness across the network. With 40 projects valued at $848 million, Quebec is actively participating.
5:10 p.m.
Bloc
Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné Bloc Terrebonne, QC
I would like to ask you one last question, which I have already put to the Deputy Auditor General.
Ms. Hébert, I would like you to confirm that sustainable development projects are the priority. How can we ensure that liquid natural gas projects will not be included in future Transport Canada projects?
5:10 p.m.
Assistant Deputy Minister, Programs, Department of Transport
Again, as outlined for the committee, our evaluations look at the project's impacts on the environment, such as how it will improve climate change resiliency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
This is a criterion that currently exists. It is also an indicator that we use. It's part of our contribution agreements. We'll continue to monitor that and make sure those indicators are helping us get results.
5:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative John Williamson
Thank you very much, Ms. Hébert.
Mr. Hayes and his colleagues from the Office of the Auditor General and Ms. Hébert and Mr. LaRocque from the Department of Transport, thank you for your testimony today in relation to our study of the Auditor General's report on Transport Canada's national trade corridors fund.
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Members of the committee, our schedule indicates that we are to do draft reports on Tuesday, May 28. It is my intention to reschedule the spring cleaning we were supposed to do on Tuesday. We need to get this done, and I would like to do it while we're still sitting and not call you in right after Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day. That is my intention.
Ms. Shanahan, please go ahead.
5:10 p.m.
Liberal
Brenda Shanahan Liberal Châteauguay—Lacolle, QC
I very much appreciate, Chair, that we need to get those reports done, but we want to get the draft reports done as well. Luckily, we still have a couple of sessions, so I would suggest June 13 for the draft reports.
5:10 p.m.
Conservative
The Chair Conservative John Williamson
I'm leaving for a flight right now, if you want to take this up...but I'm not joking. If I need to bring us back in after we rise, I will do that. I need to get this done. I have promised the analysts it will get done. The line-by-line is critical as well. I'm not going to go over the calendar now, but that is my intention. If you don't like it, we can object on Tuesday and work through it.
On that note, I'm going to adjourn the meeting and turn things over to Ms. Yip, who is going to chair the next bit of the meeting with our delegation from Indonesia.
This meeting is adjourned.
Thank you.