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Transport committee Absolutely. I'll talk a bit about Calgary and other projects. As the minister said, supply chains are critical, key to the mandate letter commitment and a priority for the department and for the government. One thing we've done, through our national trade corridors fund, is ensure a very strategic and critical investment that leverages private sector investment as well to reduce barriers to trade.
February 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Arun Thangaraj
Transport committee Absolutely, and I'll turn to Serge for the specific economic data with respect to Coutts. The minister referred to the economics: $390 million in trade per day at the Windsor bridge. We've seen supply chain partners, especially in the auto industry, express concern over disruptions, and we've seen the impact throughout the Canadian economy.
February 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Arun Thangaraj
Transport committee Rail safety is a key priority for us. I think that every year we conduct about 35,000 oversight activities, and we have increased the number of staff we have by about 42%. I will pass it over to Aaron to provide a bit more context on some of those activities, the measures we have to ensure we have safety and some of the funding commitments that have recently been made to bolster rail safety, as well as an update on some of the investigations.
February 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Arun Thangaraj
Transport committee Again, as the minister said, the recovery of that sector is critically important to us. I think yesterday's announcement that all airports will be open for international travel is key to that. As part of the recovery effort, overall there was substantial recovery in the sector.
February 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Arun Thangaraj
Transport committee As the minister said, as we look at the border measures and the posture there, we are mindful of and informed by the public health situation and the data that is required. We conduct our own analysis, and we're informed by the data importation and the public health situation domestically and internationally.
February 17th, 2022Committee meeting
Arun Thangaraj