Transport committee  According to my information, the problem is that there is not enough time to complete the projects because the deadline was set beforehand. So the delays are not specifically related to the weather or other things; it is just the timing...

Transport committee  ...based on my understanding of the situation in Quebec.

Transport committee  We don't have a specific case. We know that it's very inconsistent across the country. It depends on local conditions. In some cases, there have been savings because of efficiencies in effective procurement procedures and implementation. In other cases, there have been some cost

Transport committee  Honestly, no one is jumping up and down and banging on our door about that issue. As I said, it varies from region to region based on local specificities.

Transport committee  I don't have a specific example that I can give you.

Transport committee  I don't remember making that comment here in my presentation, but I understand the broad question. You're all aware of what we have put forward: that there's a $123-billion infrastructure deficit at the municipal level in this country. But as we have said, we need to take the ti

Transport committee  Thank you for your question. It is simple. In Quebec, negotiations between the federal government and the provincial government pose a particularly big problem. There are significant delays, longer than in the other provinces and territories. So the projects in Quebec are lagging

Transport committee  Our members report to the provincial government and through to the department of infrastructure. We have not put any kind of additional onerous requirements on them to report individually to us. The numbers we use are the numbers that are collected by the department, and the de

Transport committee  We've heard the political statements from the ministers. As I said in my speech, we're calling on the government to instruct the department to start those discussions at a very practical level. I'm not aware of any evidence that a practical application of the fair and reasonable

Transport committee  I can't comment on that specific question, on the hypothetical nature of it, but our research did say that in comparing tax cuts to infrastructure spending, when looking at job creation as an economic stimulus, the infrastructure spending was twice as effective as tax cuts.

Transport committee  On behalf of our 1,900 members, I would like to thank you for inviting us today. This discussion is important for our members. I would also like to say that our president, Mr. Hans Cunningham, was not available this morning, but he sends his regards. I am going to make some fair

Transport committee  I don't remember.

Transport committee  I find the motion to be very interesting for two reasons. First of all, it reinforces the idea that there is a partnership between the three levels of government, and that is important. Secondly, it is exactly what we are saying: that there were circumstances beyond the control o

Transport committee  We've already had this conversation. We don't hear that from our members. In fact, Ms. Steele said that folks in Surrey who are chugging along very nicely would be very happy to know that some of their colleagues who are less fortunate and facing challenges that they hadn't antic

Transport committee  We don't have that figure. I don't know where that figure comes from.