Xavier Barsalou-Duval at the Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Committee

On June 6th, 2023. See this statement in context.

June 6th, 2023 / 12:25 p.m.

Bloc

Xavier Barsalou-Duval Bloc Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères, QC

Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thanks once again to the witnesses for being here today. We have a busy meeting. So I hope everyone has an opportunity to speak as much as possible.

First, I'll go to the mayor of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Mrs. Bouchard, because that city, like many others in Quebec, has a duty to upgrade its sewer infrastructure system so its storm and sanitary sewer systems are separated for water treatment purposes.

Mrs. Bouchard, you have to discharge that duty by 2028, as you vaguely mentioned in your remarks earlier.

What does that mean for a municipality like Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu? How is it related to climate change and the impact that it has on infrastructure that we are currently discussing?

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