Finance committee  Thank you. With respect to the core infrastructure needs of particular areas of Canada, I was very recently in Whitehorse as well, and whether it's Corner Brook, Newfoundland or wherever, yes, I agree there is aging infrastructure I think with the resource extraction opportun

Finance committee  Perhaps there is, as a facilitator. But the role might also be as navigator to make sure that the industries are paying their fair share.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning. My name is Darwin Durnie, and I'm the president of the Canadian Public Works Association. I'm delighted to be here representing our 2,000 members. I'm Alberta-based, and I represent our chapters from sea to sea to sea. I'm joined in the a

Finance committee  No. I think in the spirit it was entered into and the efficiency that's been gained by the program parameters that have been established, it could work quite contrary to the efficient completion of a lot of the works that have been done as communities, consultants, and government

Finance committee  I think the 1990s were a time when it was in vogue to reduce budgets to eliminate debt, and that was at the expense of investment in infrastructure programs. We seemed to have turned the corner on that through the 2000s, and by happenstance, I suppose, the economic stimulus has b

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, certainly significant numbers--from $20 billion to $150 billion--have been generated in terms of an infrastructure deficit and the impact on the GDP and/or the economy globally and within Canada. There was a lot of investment happening in infrastructure through the $33

Finance committee  Thank you. This simplified application process, backed by proper due diligence, is a model for the next generation of infrastructure programs. As legislators, you should all take some pride in that accomplishment. We're equally hopeful that the government will extend the same

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. My name is Darwin Durnie. I'm the president of the Canadian Public Works Association. With me here this afternoon is Mr. Clarke Cross, who is CPWA's federal government relations coordinator. Our membership is composed of over 2,000 public works practition