Finance committee  Let me give you a brief example. The City of Gatineau has invested $200 million in a project called Rapibus. This will have a direct impact on local job creation while providing transportation for suburban residents. That is also an important factor. A city with a good urban tran

Finance committee  In closing, Mr. Chairman, since I am a member of the executive committee of the Canadian Federation of Municipalities as well as that of the Canadian Urban Transit Association, I can tell you how important it is—and we all feel the same way—for Canada to have a national urban tra

Finance committee  Now it is my turn to speak. You know that the public is realizing that using urban transit improves the quality of life for everyone. Moreover, people who work in urban transit regularly tell me that the public is now in favour of more investment in mass transit. The fact that