Government Operations committee  First of all, I would love for the professor to study the Winnipeg projects. That's number one. I welcome him to come and study them. Number two, I have seen situations where you will have.... Do I believe that everybody is giving you a fair, objective opinion? Yes, because the

Government Operations committee  First of all, I think you've hit the nail on the head: this is all about value for money. To be very frank with you, it's not the elected officials who are the experts in determining how to calculate the value for money. We obviously retain the expertise and they come in and asse

Government Operations committee  It really has to do with who is responsible. We call it having skin in the game. In the situation of a P3, someone is putting in their own money, and they basically get rewarded by doing the job as efficiently and as quickly as possible. I think we can all agree that very seldom

Government Operations committee  First of all, as I mentioned right in the beginning, it's important to do your due diligence. What we did from day one is we put a cap on how much money the City of Winnipeg can allocate towards P3s. We will only allocate 20% of our capital funds. We can only go to a certain poin

Government Operations committee  It would be my pleasure. We all know that making sure that objective third parties are involved in the value-for-money analysis is paramount, as well as ensuring transparency. We will put everything, other than the proprietary information that companies have access to, on the

Government Operations committee  I don't have a problem with public consultation. What I will tell you is that one of the advantages—and I think you heard it from the other speakers here today—is that P3s have the ability to move at a faster pace. The longer you draw out the process, the more negative the impact

Government Operations committee  Let me share this with you, because that is something that those who do not support P3s use as an example. Unfortunately, it's a very false example to use, and I'll tell you why. First, the Charleswood Bridge was done before my time. It was the first one done. It is the best-ma

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much for that question. I certainly understand where you're coming from. As with any agreement, the realities are that it's all in how the deal is put together. I'm sure you've heard it said that the devil is in the details. It's up to you to make sure you cover

Government Operations committee  Thank you very much. First of all, I'd like to thank the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates for choosing to study the opportunities, advantages, and the effectiveness of using public-private partnerships in the delivery of federal governme

Government Operations committee  A very objective opinion, as you always have.

Justice committee  There's very little doubt in my mind that it is time for change, and this change will have a very positive impact for the citizens of our city and our country. We've had way too many situations where either repeat offenders or people on parole have been involved in a murder. You

Justice committee  Well, the scenario is quite simple. It's obviously a two-pronged approach. Number one, I think Bill C-10 is definitely part of the solution. The other side of the equation is that we still need to address the root problems. There is no doubt we need to invest more in having progr

Justice committee  Well, here's the scenario. I believe this probably happens in every major city in the country. We have gangs, as does every other major city, and the facts of life are that they know how to play the system. They recruit juveniles--youth--to commit the crimes and to do the dirty w

Justice committee  You are 100% correct. Actually, I came to Ottawa to lobby for these changes many years ago, and I certainly hope that in this go-round these changes will be made. We are definitely in sync with the Attorney General right now, as well as the previous Attorney General, plus the pre

Justice committee  Good morning to all members of Parliament. First of all, let me thank you for inviting me today to speak to this important bill. I am the mayor of a city that has a lot to be excited about: a fantastic new airport, increasing residential development in our downtown, the Canadi