Finance committee  I think hearings like this are of assistance in bringing the message that senior levels of both governments need to act together, because municipalities are least able to provide all of this operational money. The federal government has been great for capital, and we thank them.

Finance committee  Yes, we are engaging provincial governments. We also recognize that transit systems in other countries, such as Britain and the U.S., have received national government support. The U.S. delivered a package for transit during the first week of the shutdown. Congress is debating a

Finance committee  We've seen it from mayors and transit systems across the country that are continuing to use their limited funds to keep the million people who are working on the front line of the pandemic getting to and from work. Mayors have been out front and warning about whether or not there

Finance committee  We have. The door's open and discussions are continuing. It's just a matter of landing on the right split between the senior levels of government, and that's what we're pushing. We're pushing for federal presence at the table.

Finance committee  Thank you. Our letter went in to the government at the end of March. Conversations are ongoing. We're optimistic that a solution will be here today. We're still working on getting the $400 million we've been calling for.

Finance committee  Thank you very much, sir. I apologize. Thank you for allowing CUTA to appear before the committee today. Let me start by directly addressing what I know many of you are asking: Why is keeping buses and trains running a federal issue? Why am I not appearing before a provincial