Infrastructure  —the Champlain Bridge. We know that the minister announced on October 5 that a new bridge would be built. However, nothing has been done for two months. The deputy minister of infrastructure does not even have a value-added analysis for the P3. No schedule has been established and no real

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Under vote 60(b), Jacques Cartier and Champlain Bridges Inc. is going to receive an additional $23 million, raising its total budgetary allocation to $154 million. Is any of that money allocated to the administration fees for the future P3? No?

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, the government's plan for the new Champlain Bridge may cause more problems than it will solve. Montrealers are seriously considering avoiding the new bridge and using the others. Access to the south shore will be even more congested. Is that the government's

Infrastructure  Mr. Speaker, a confidential inspection report from 2010 shows that a number of sections of the Champlain Bridge are in mediocre condition, are deteriorating rapidly or must be replaced right away. Entire structures need to be rebuilt in 2012-13. The more time goes by, the more

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

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

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

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

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

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