Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Public transit is important. The thing about public transit is that the infrastructure for rapid transit is very expensive and obviously has to be done in big municipalities. A lot of municipalities obviously don't have rapid transit or transit at all. The lion's share don't. For

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  That's a fair comment, and I completely acknowledge your concern. I think what you're saying is that greenhouse gases are an issue that has to be addressed, but we don't want to address this issue at economic peril if we don't have to. Like you, we would be searching for a way t

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  It's a priority and it does make a huge difference. It's just very expensive and difficult to access the funding. I'm not sure if I answered you exactly.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I do want to say that in our larger cities, like Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver, rapid transit systems obviously already exist. Funding from the federal government, through MRIF and gas tax legislation, has resulted in expansion. Vancouver, Edmonton, Toronto,

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  No.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes, some municipalities in Quebec are members of the federation, but not all.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I would say there are 120.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  There are 120 in Quebec.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  One of the greatest misnomers about the United States of America is that there are no great things going on in that country, when in fact there really are, especially in some states, particularly in the northwest in the United States, and in larger cities. There are some very pro

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  Yes, we did. I met with Mayor Nickels of Seattle, who chairs the group. In fact, I met him at COP 11 in Montreal. We have ongoing meetings with the National League of Cities each and every year, and then on a quarterly basis. So we're pretty in touch with our American friends.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I do not know the exact number.

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We would never support anything that would destroy our economy. We might, however, be a little bit careful about overly embracing the idea that just because we're trying to address a lot of the issues with respect to sustainability, it might automatically translate into economic

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We're going to be coming out with our national transit plan next week. I trust you'll all be looking for it. To answer that question directly, we take no issue with the idea that the federal government would give individuals in Canada a tax credit for buying transit passes. That

Bill C-30 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  From our perspective, I'll try to slant my comments towards the bill that's in front of the committee. You heard me talk about the prospect of including municipalities in the discussion by virtue of the changes in the legislation that are being considered. In clauses 2 and 18 of