Denis Lebel

[Infrastructure, November 27th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, that is completely wrong.

Last summer everybody in the country was saying that there was too much work on the streets and the roads of this country, that we have problems with the traffic because there was work on the roads everywhere.

That is completely false. The money is already available. For the gas tax fund, we are working with all provinces and territories. We have already invested more than $600 million this year for projects, and there is a lot to come.

That is completely wrong. Our government is delivering—

[Infrastructure, November 27th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, our government has invested more in public transit infrastructure than any other government in this country's history.

Transit corporations across the country recognize that, and we have done it with due regard for jurisdiction. Cities and provinces are responsible for public transit.

The Liberals want to centralize everything in Ottawa, and so does the NDP. We are doing our job with due regard for our partners' jurisdiction.

[Infrastructure, November 27th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for his work and support on this important matter.

Last week, the Prime Minister announced a significant investment in federal infrastructure. This investment adds up to our government's unprecedented and historic investment to ensure Canada's future economic growth for years to come—investments in national historic sites, Canadian Armed Forces facilities, research centres, small-craft harbours, and the Canadian Coast Guard, just to name a few—and we have done that while balancing the budget.

[Quebec Bridge, November 26th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, as we have already said, a legal process is under way and a ruling was recently handed down.

We will continue to have discussions with the different partners in this matter. The New Democrats believe that just because they think it is going to snow this winter, they can take credit for it.

They definitely cannot take the credit for the current talks being held.

[Infrastructure, November 26th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, the premise of this question is completely wrong. We already invested a lot last year in municipalities, and we will continue to do so. It is under the leadership of this Prime Minister that, finally, municipalities of this country have received money. It was not received when the Liberals were in government. We are doing our job.

[Infrastrucure, November 20th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I would like to remind my colleague that as a former minister of finance, if he believes so much in infrastructure, he should have done much more back then.

As a former mayor, I remember the poor Liberals pretty well. They did nothing. Actually, they did something. They kicked the problem to the provinces at that time. Now we are fixing the problem. We are working with municipalities and provinces.

[Infrastructure, November 19th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, the preamble to this question is totally false. On the gas tax fund, all municipalities in the country already have the money available, which was announced all across the country, and municipalities know it. We will continue to support the development of our economy in supporting the development of infrastructure all across the country in core support and to help the economy of this country.

[Infrastructure, November 19th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, I remember the years I was mayor. We had no money from the Liberal government.

Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, we have tripled the investment in infrastructure. We will continue to do so.

[Infrastructure, November 19th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, never in the history of this country has a government supported municipalities as much as we have. I realize that my colleagues do not like this, because they always vote against infrastructure plans. We are providing $70 billion over the next 10 years. The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has been involved in this process from the beginning. We will continue to work with the federation.

[Champlain Bridge, November 5th, 2014]

Mr. Speaker, on October 5, 2011, we announced that a new bridge would be built over the St. Lawrence. It is a new bridge, an expenditure, a construction investment of $3 billion to $5 billion. It will create 30,000 jobs in the Montreal area while it is being built.

When we made the announcement, we also said that there would be a toll and public transit and that the bridge would be built through a public-private partnership. We are following through on that.