Jamie Nicholls at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On March 6th, 2012. See this statement in context.

March 6th, 2012 / 9:10 a.m.

NDP

Jamie Nicholls NDP Vaudreuil—Soulanges, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you for your very informative briefing. It is highly appreciated.

I lived in the Republic of Turkey for five years, so things like LNG refuelling stations and propane taxis are quite a common site on the landscape, given that the price of gas in Turkey is about three times the price of what it is here.

However, we've seen that for natural gas refuelling stations in Canada, the numbers actually fell from 134 in 1997 to 72 in 2010. What's the main reason for this decline over time, and what are some of the problems with maintaining and expanding a refuelling network across Canada?

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