Transport committee  That is something that we definitely focus on significantly. I like to describe it as a value chain, because we know that if we continue to build the way that we've built in the past, our infrastructure won't withstand the climate shifts that we're already living through and that we're going to live in during the future.

Transport committee  With regard to the importance of community services and community hubs, whether it's providing health services or areas where people and kids can gather and play sports, especially in our rural communities where it often is a focal point for the community, that particular program has been able to help a number of communities across the country with those investments.

Transport committee  In the investing in Canada infrastructure program—ICIP—there was approximately $20 billion for transit. Then, when we look at some of the targeted funds of $2.75 billion for zero emission, $250 million for rural, and then the active transportation fund for $400 million, that would be just under—I'm just going to add in my head—about $23 billion to $24 billion.

Transport committee  Investments in public transit, for many reasons that you've already stated, are very important. We've come out of an unusual time, in the country and in the world, of a pandemic, when people were not using public transit and were working from home. There were shifts on the fare box from that period of time.

Transport committee  Overall, regarding our programs, we have oversight committees at senior levels of government, at the assistant deputy minister level, that meet to go over the array of projects that we have with provinces and territories. For the project you're specifically referencing, we have another committee that's at more of a working level, a senior director level, that meets with Metrolinx and the province on a quarterly basis to follow up on the progress.

Transport committee  There are oversight and accountabilities for all parties. We, Metrolinx and the Ministry of Transportation Ontario are there for the discussions on the progress being made.

Transport committee  I will follow up to get you whatever we have on the schedule, yes.

Transport committee  What we can do will vary, depending on the type of program that we have, as well as the stage and phase of the project and where it's at. For that particular project—although I don't know the details of it—the proponents can certainly follow up with us, and we'd be happy to work with them on determining what the options could be.

Transport committee  We are not proposing a land tax measure. We want to use properties to build affordable housing, and we want to see how we can work with other levels of government to provide access to housing using federal properties in various provinces.

Transport committee  That tax should be subject to a consultation with the Department of Finance. I don't have the details of that proposal.

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. In terms of codes and standards, a task force is working with the National Research Council of Canada, as well as with resources from all the provinces and territories. It will complete its work in December 2025. The provinces and territories will then have the power to adopt the codes that were jointly established.

Transport committee  Provinces and territories are working together to make changes to the codes. They are the ones proposing amendments and are aware of all the discussions on the subject. We are in the process of establishing the program, which will be adopted once the provinces and territories have signed on.

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. We are currently establishing a consultation process. We will work very closely with provinces and territories to identify best practices and to determine what will be appropriate to use as a national standard within the provinces and territories. If Quebec has something excellent to use, we will propose it in our examples.

Transport committee  I can't comment on the six in particular. What I can say is that in budget 2024, there was an additional top-up for the housing accelerator of $400 million, so additional communities will get funding from that particular program. However, that isn't the only program for housing.

Transport committee  Thanks for the question. What I can say is that with the work being done, they might have an opportunity to use the application for the additional $400 million, and also use the thinking or thought process that went into that application to benefit from the changes. They might be able to expedite the building of housing in their community and benefit from the work.