Finance  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. We are investing in Canada. We have 4,700 projects under way across the country to build roads and bridges, to invest in our communities and to make this country greener. Canadians watching us at home know that this government

Transport committee  Obviously, I can sense the frustration, because when there's money on the table, it needs to be put to use. I have been restating that. As I said, one of my first comments when I hosted the federal, provincial and territorial meeting was to really stress the fact that we, all ord

Transport committee  What I can say, Madam Chair, is that I would disagree with the member in terms of being open and transparent. I have been answering questions about the Canada Infrastructure Bank. I think the committee had a chance to get the CEO of the Canada Infrastructure Bank. As I said, they

Transport committee  Just allow me to put that in perspective. It would not be in Canadians' best interest for me to go into commercial discussions that are happening. Obviously, what the deputy minister would have said, I stand on the record. That's the position that we would have on this matter, Ma

Transport committee  I'm sure we would be happy to come back to the member with the full details because I certainly believe, as the government does, in openness and transparency. There are things that, as the member knows because he's been in business, I cannot go into commercial negotiations or dis

Transport committee  —because that would prejudice our own—

Transport committee  I'm happy to come back to the member. What I can say is that we have a number of professionals. Just to go back to this thread of the bank, the chair of the bank, as you know, is the former CFO of the Royal Bank of Canada. The CEO has been there for more than a decade. We're re

Transport committee  We're trying to assemble the best team of professionals and I would not be surprised that we've consulted widely.

Transport committee  I come from Shawinigan. I just want to state that for the record, for those who are watching us. Indeed, this is one of the largest infrastructure projects in North America, so I did call the CEO of SNC-Lavalin. I called the CEO of Dragados. I called the CEO of Arup. I called th

Transport committee  Because I called the meeting, the CEO appeared with his whole management team. As you know, at the time, my main concern was to make sure that we would all work toward the completion of that major infrastructure project. The discussion was about the Samuel de Champlain Bridge, a

Transport committee  The discussion was around the Champlain Bridge and how we can make sure—

Transport committee  As I said, the discussion was not about what you're referring to. The discussion was about the Samuel de Champlain Bridge.

Transport committee  As I said, the discussion was about the Samuel de Champlain Bridge. That's why I called upon them in my office.

Transport committee  I'll take that as a compliment, if you say that I sound like our Prime Minister.

Transport committee  It's long term. I used to say, and I always say to the Minister of Finance, that I don't spend, I invest, and that's the difference. When you're talking about infrastructure, by definition you're looking at more than one financial cycle. You're looking at five, 10, 20, 30, or 50