Finance committee I would note the provision of advisory services to federal departments and the assessment of capital projects for suitability to be done under a P3 procurement approach, as well as advisory services in the execution of P3 procurement projects.
May 17th, 2012Committee meeting
Martine Lajoie
Finance committee Exactly. It's proposed that PPP Canada be a non-agent for the purpose of the delivery of the PPP Canada fund, which provides the funding contribution to P3 projects led by municipalities, provinces, territories, or first nations.
May 17th, 2012Committee meeting
Martine Lajoie
Finance committee That they would not do after?
May 17th, 2012Committee meeting
Martine Lajoie
Finance committee There's no change to the mandate of PPP Canada being proposed. The change being proposed is to make it a non-agent for specific activities related to what we call the federal business line—the provision of advice to federal departments on the P3 screen, for example, and the provi
May 17th, 2012Committee meeting
Martine Lajoie
Finance committee It will enable PPP Canada to engage in a more direct relationship with the departments in the provision of advice—similar to what we see for the Canada Development Investment Corporation, which is an agent of the crown for the purpose of providing advisory services to federal dep
May 17th, 2012Committee meeting
Martine Lajoie
Finance committee Perfect. Thank you. Good morning. PPP Canada is a crown corporation mandated to lead the government sector to improve the delivery of public infrastructure by achieving better value, timeliness, and accountability to taxpayers through the effective use of public-private partner
May 17th, 2012Committee meeting
Martine Lajoie
Finance committee The role of PPP Canada is specifically targeted to supporting and encouraging the use of public-private partnerships when it's deemed that it would be a better value for taxpayers. To that extent, yes, it is destined to support public infrastructure projects that are identified b
May 17th, 2012Committee meeting
Martine Lajoie
Finance committee You were right to correct. You mentioned that since 2006 there has been major investment by the federal government. There's the Building Canada plan, which has provided $33 billion, of which PPP Canada and the P3 fund is a part. The economic action plan added to that a good $11 b
May 17th, 2012Committee meeting
Martine Lajoie