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  Broadly speaking, I think that the vast majority of projects are in Quebec. We don't have the figures for each province, but, as I said, the problems are worse in Quebec than anywhere else in the country. I know that you are going to have the opportunity to speak with the Union d

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  As I said in my comments, we're calling on the federal government to instruct the bureaucracy to get on with the practicalities of working case by case to find flexibility where it is fair and reasonable to do so. So sure, we're concerned about the timing. We want this thing to m

Transport committee  Our members knew the rules of this game in terms of the end date and timelines the day it started, so they are working exceptionally hard to make sure they are within the timelines given under the terms and conditions of the original agreement.

Transport committee  I think it's fair to say that these folks are delivering projects with a great deal of intensity but also with a high degree of professionalism. They know the timeframes they're working towards and they know the planning cycles and the planning they need to follow through on to g

Transport committee  We've had that discussion with our board of directors and with some of our members, and the feeling is very strong that we have not been calling for a blanket extension. We have been calling for fairness and reasonableness where required. We believe--and our members have told u

Transport committee  That's why I said in my comments that we think the government should immediately move to that and that the government should instruct the bureaucracy to start the practical application of that political position.

Transport committee  I'm just mulling over “the most important”. It's certainly important; I think it probably is the most important decision. The statement has been made at a political level: action it. Then, as I said before, our ultimate concern is what happens beyond stimulus.

Transport committee  It would be speculation if I were to say yes to the question about the dollar sense. It certainly is keeping pressure on municipalities. That would be energy better spent if the announcements were made and the energy were going into the planning for the rolling out of the ending

Transport committee  I'm sorry. What was the last part of your question? Without...?

Transport committee  A vision or legacy...? Okay. There are a couple of points. One is that earlier in your commentary you were asking about the projects that have come forward. These projects had been planned, so they were brought forward in time to be done in the immediate urgency of the situation