Transport committee  Just so I'm clear, Madam Chair, do you want me to provide that information for the gas tax for every member in their riding, or just for that member?

Transport committee  We'll do that for the member as he asked, and every other member can see it. Perfect.

Transport committee  I'd like to thank the member. I realize we have a lot of colleagues with a municipal background and that's good. One of the things we have done is to work with FCM very closely in understanding the needs of municipalities. As Mr. Rogers knows, I come from a riding that has 34

Transport committee  Madam Chair, I'd like to thank my colleague, Mr. Rogers, because that's something dear to my heart. As I said before, I feel exactly the same as him. A good part of my own riding is not connected with either cellphone or Internet. I'm happy to advocate for him and with him on tha

Transport committee  First, I would like to thank my colleague, Mr. Godin, who is also my riding neighbour, with whom I share a large part of the territory. I am pleased to talk about the Champlain Bridge and to answer all of my colleague's questions, as I did last time when I provided an update in

Transport committee  Since I made that announcement, we have been in commercial discussions with the builder. When the negotiations are completed, I will be transparent, like last time, with Quebeckers and the committee by providing them with all the information on the agreement we have reached with

Transport committee  I can assure my colleague that we will provide him with all the details in writing. The renewal of this gas tax is in progress. I would be pleased to provide him with all the details in writing to keep him well informed on the matter. He will in turn be able to inform the munici

Transport committee  That somewhat goes back to the question from our colleague, the member for Trois-Rivières. In the bilateral agreements we have with the provinces, there is a component for rural and northern communities. The reason why we created a specific program is that we are aware that rur

Transport committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Iacono. At the last federal-provincial-territorial meeting, I raised three issues. First, we had to make sure that our respective processes, federally, provincially and territorially, align with the construction season. Given that the constructi

Transport committee  Totally. As I've said before, the Infrastructure Bank of Canada is there to do more for Canadians. I'm the former trade minister for Canada, and I can tell you that people in the world want to invest in Canada. Why? We have stability, predictability, rule of law and a very inclus

Transport committee  First, Madam Chair, may I thank my colleague Mr. Iacono for that question. Yes, I was in Montreal recently, in October, to inform the people of Montreal and Quebec about the Champlain Bridge situation. I explained that the bridge structure would be complete by December 21 at t

Transport committee  Madam Chair, I totally agree with my colleague on that. I mean, we faced an era in which there was a decade of underinvestment in infrastructure. Anyone in that field will understand that you then need to invest exponentially. That's why we put together a historic plan of more th

Transport committee  As a minister from a region of Quebec, I always energetically stand up for the regions in Quebec and in Canada. I can assure you that we have set aside significant sums in the recent budget, specifically to conduct the studies needed. Of course, building a high frequency train be

Transport committee  Setting up a new organization like the Canada Infrastructure Bank requires a certain amount of time. Having myself seen Invest in Canada get under way, another agency in the portfolio I was responsible for previously, I know that you always have to create some buzz at the start.

Transport committee  Mr. Aubin, to answer your question, I would remind you that establishing a new agency requires some unique expenditures, the cost of premises, for example. I can also tell you that the bank has hired someone to be responsible for investments, and that will, in the coming months a