Finance committee  There are a few issues there. Certainly, as I said in my comments, we're looking to budget 2018 as part of the movement to define more clearly what was committed in budget 2017, so that the program definitions around the integrated bilateral agreements and the eligibility criteri

Finance committee  I wouldn't say that the federal government and the municipalities should stand together against the provinces and territories. That said, I think we all share the same goal, which is to ensure that the funds allocated to infrastructure continue to be spent on local projects. It'

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I have with me Daniel Rubinstein, director of policy and research. Thank you for inviting us to appear before you today to present our vision for building Canada by strengthening our cities and communities. The FCM and its 2,000 members represent more tha

Health committee  May I just add one thought?

Health committee  We have to understand that we're talking about two things when we talk about costs. We're talking about the start-up costs, all the work that needs to be done to prepare for the arrival of this legislation, the policing, bylaws, etc., and then there are the ongoing administrative

Health committee  You won't see an increase in impaired driving because of cannabis.

Health committee  Thanks very much, Bill. As you may know, FCM's 2,000 member municipalities represent 90% of Canadians in every region, province, and territory, big cities, rural towns, northern and remote areas. Our communities are where people live, work, and raise their families. Often when

Transport committee  I'd like to respond to that one. There is no question that there is a need for this country to look at its infrastructure from the perspective of resilience and from the perspective of the impacts of climate change and greenhouse gas emission reduction. We believe there are gre

Transport committee  Over the long term it does.

Transport committee  There's no new money for public transit?

Transport committee  The new public transit fund is set up to respond to big projects in big cities, and those projects take time. They take time to plan, to develop, and to pull together all the financing for them. We're hoping there will be a process to start an approval mechanism not in three year

Transport committee  I should add to the previous comments that if the design plays out appropriately—and we're in those discussions now—the municipal governments will be able to understand when the money's going to be in play, and they'll be able to borrow against it so that they can start their pro

Transport committee  From the federal government?

Transport committee  I suppose in theory there's the national infrastructure component of the building Canada fund—

Transport committee  You asked if there was other funding. There's a national component and a provincial component in the building Canada fund.