Finance committee  As regards phase II, the City of Montreal has already set aside funds in its three-year capital spending program to continue development of the area surrounding the canal off the federal property, of course. I would like to go back to the decontamination issue because I wouldn't

Finance committee  If it was the property of a federal department or agency, which was the case for virtually 180 years... Ultimately, it has only belonged to a Crown corporation for about 20 years. In our opinion, the federal government's responsibility should not be extinguished because it was tr

Finance committee  That's what's expected in the context of phase II of investments intended for the canal. There were four basins on the Canada Post Corporation site. I repeat: this is a place of national historic importance. The Rideau Canal in Ottawa receives extraordinary federal support, and w

Finance committee  I can say without being too mistaken that the unanimous view in the SouthWest is that it is the right time both to carry out a multifunctional and socially mixed project on the Canada Post Corporation site and to move on to the second phase of investment on the canal. RESO's role

Finance committee  There is a consensus on a very specific project that has been presented by RESO and other SouthWest partners, for which planning will begin with the Canada Lands Company. Decontamination is a central element as regards the Canada Post Corporation site, but it is for the SouthWest

Finance committee  The Regroupement économique et social du Sud-Ouest is supported by the three levels of government, the federal government, the Government of Quebec and the City of Montreal.

Finance committee  Yes, studies were conducted in the 1980s to determine whether the canal itself should be decontaminated or simply reopened without being decontaminated. The decision was to stand pat, not to stir up the sediments on the bottom of the canal, but to be watchful so as not to put th

Finance committee  There was a project filing for the Canada Post site, which covers part of the area around the Lachine Canal.

Finance committee  For the moment, we're still waiting for a second phase in order to complete renovation work on the canal itself. There have been no other filings since it was reopened.

Finance committee  There is indeed a second phase of the Lachine Canal project. You should know that the project was originally divided into two parts over a matter of budgetary resources. That second phase consists essentially in completing renovation of the canal's physical infrastructure, which

Finance committee  Thank you, monsieur le président. The Lachine Canal celebrated its 180th birthday two years ago. It's a masterpiece of the federal waterway system that opened the route to the Great Lakes and the interior of the continent. The Lachine Canal is an important asset of the Canadian