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Infrastructure Mr. Speaker, both our rural and urban communities need help to revitalize their infrastructure. Take, for example, the Champlain Bridge. The Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities says that a permanent infrastructure development program will be implemented
June 6th, 2011House debate
The Budget less federal funds because they did not vote for the Conservative Party? Is this why the government will not commit to replacing the Champlain Bridge? Is this why the township of Georgian Bay got $1 million, and it was 86 kilometres away from Huntsville, for a linear park
June 9th, 2011House debate
Restoring Mail Delivery for Canadians Act Deux Montagnes on the north side. My constituents know the south shore of the St. Lawrence quite well. Some say that Rigaud Mountain is but a hill, but the landscape tells quite a story. Today's sand plains were once the shores of Champlain Sea, which was created by the melting
June 24th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities told the House, and I quote, “...we have invested...in Montreal bridges, mainly in the Champlain Bridge, to ensure the smooth flow of traffic...” Clearly, the minister should revise his strategy
September 20th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, the minister does not seem to understand the scope of the problem: a highway is collapsing, a bridge is urgently shut down. It is clear that this government simply does not have an infrastructure modernization plan that is focused on job creation. Patching up a bridg
September 20th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, the Champlain Bridge, the busiest bridge in Canada, has reached the end of its life. If it were to close, Montreal's economy would lose some $740 million a year. That would mean $740 million less for the Quebec and Canadian economies. That figure is from a Federal
September 26th, 2011House debate
Transport committee in that network of infrastructure is the Champlain Bridge. My colleague stated that the Island of Montreal, through traffic bottle-ups, loses $2.1 billion in productivity every year. I think everyone in this room wants to promote a good, healthy economy, wants to increase Canada's
September 26th, 2011Committee meeting
Infrastructure Mr. Speaker, we know that closing the Champlain Bridge would result in annual losses of $740 million. We know that the bridge must be replaced immediately to ensure the safety of Quebeckers and the health of the Canadian economy. Yesterday, we moved a motion proposing
September 27th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, this government is finally responding to NDP pressure to build a new Champlain Bridge. We barely had time to celebrate—
October 6th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, we hope the bridge will not be built in Muskoka. We barely had time to celebrate before we learned that families will be the ones footing the bill. Why is the government taking money from families instead of making their lives more affordable? Can the government tel
October 6th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Transport is saying that there will be a toll on the Champlain Bridge but that the bridge will not cost taxpayers a penny. Let us be clear, it is families that will pay. The municipalities of Montreal's south shore are wondering why their residents
October 6th, 2011House debate
Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act and a reduction in small business tax from 11% to 9%. Perhaps the government did not see that part when it was peeking over our shoulder. Regarding Montreal's infrastructure, we said that the Champlain Bridge needed to be built. We talked about the economic significance of the bridge and its
October 6th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, that is not exactly the answer I was looking for. I was talking about public transit. Why has the government not made any plans for public transit on the new Champlain Bridge? Every day, 400 buses carry 18,000 passengers across the bridge. There is a great demand
October 7th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, the government still refuses to say whether a viable public transit plan will be part of the new Champlain Bridge. First it is making Montreal and the south shore families foot the bill, and now it is ignoring 18,000 public transit passengers who cross that bridge
October 7th, 2011House debate
Champlain Bridge Mr. Speaker, the NDP is calling on the government to stop hiding behind cabinet confidences and to respond to our access to information request by immediately making reports on the safety of the Champlain Bridge available to the public, instead of hiding them from the bridge's
October 31st, 2011House debate