Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, we are certainly not hiding behind any smoke screen. We just expect that we have to be mindful of taxpayer dollars. I would have thought the Conservative Party would support that. We have approved more than 1,000 projects across Canada in the last few months. We are

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, it is always nice to hear Conservatives talk about the importance of protecting the environment. That is a top priority for us. That is why we are investing in public transit. I would certainly encourage the Government of Ontario to bring a business case forward, be

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Brome—Missisquoi for her question. Every dollar invested by the federal government must grow our economy, create good jobs and improve quality of life. That is why the federal government is investing in upgrades to water mains in the regional

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, we have a bilateral agreement with Ontario that sees the federal government investing a historic $11.8 billion in Ontario over the next decade, including $8.3 billion for public transit. We need to be working with the Government of Ontario and with local governments

COVID-19 Pandemic and Other Matters  Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Don Valley North for his important question. Now is the time to help communities like the City of Toronto to build back up from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. That is a key part of the $19-billion Safe Restart Agreement be

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, our government's investing in Canada plan has allocated $7.5 billion to help build up Quebec projects. These investments include public transit, clean water, clean energy, and healthy and active transportation. We are going to continue to work with the Government of

COVID-19 Pandemic  Madam Chair, we understand how challenging the situation is right now with municipalities, including transit authorities. Public transit is incredibly important. We know that because so many of our essential workers rely on public transit to get to their jobs. I have spoken with

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be part of a government that is making historic investments in public infrastructure. We support local governments in their work to improve local infrastructures. In fact, my hometown of The Hammer, Hamilton, has secured over $500 million in federal inv

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, it was great to sit down recently with big city mayors and with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities to discuss our common priorities, from public transit to green infrastructure. We announced 10 new projects under the green municipal fund, such as a pilot proj

Government Programs  Mr. Speaker, openness and transparency are hallmarks of our government, and we welcome public and parliamentary oversight of our historic infrastructure program. I remind all Canadians that, in the last election campaign, the Conservatives wanted to slash $18 billion from our inf

Government Programs  Madam Speaker, we have always said that openness and transparency are hallmarks of our government. We welcome public and parliamentary scrutiny of our infrastructure program. The only failure was the Conservatives' campaign pledge to cut infrastructure investments. I would lik

Government Programs  Madam Speaker, I will reiterate, we always welcome public and parliamentary oversight of our historic infrastructure program. Investments in clean infrastructure, public transit and building resilient communities are investments in our culture. They create jobs and help grow ou

Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her question. Of course we are delivering on our commitment to invest in Quebec and the rest of the country. We are investing in green infrastructure. We are investing to ensure that our communities are more resilient. We are investing to c

Infrastructure  Madam Speaker, we are working with Quebec. We have already launched 10 projects in Quebec to make communities more resilient. We have projects all across Quebec, including the blue line in Montreal, the tramway in Quebec and the Champlain Bridge. We are working with Quebec and we

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, I thank the opposition member for his question. Since no project has been submitted to us as yet, there is no decision for us to make.