Environment committee  The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has their green municipal fund, as we've discussed earlier, and they have an energy section and a transportation section. They have best practices examples and what project has received so much money. To my recollection, there is no depar

Environment committee  I don't know exactly how the federal government could be involved in rainwater management in municipal jurisdictions. But we can talk about best practices from Europe, among other places. In fact, some European municipalities have established an infiltration coefficient when a de

Environment committee  If I may—

Environment committee  I gave you an English copy of my document, which indicates in section 1.1, under “Municipal powers”, that the federal government must use its “buying power”. Money speaks. If the government doesn't want to fund infrastructure outside and encourage urban sprawl, then don't do it,

Environment committee  If I may, thank you. I would say that in my municipal experience, Ottawa is beginning to be a reference in active transportation and alternatives to using the car. It's a town—the Ottawa and Gatineau region—with a bike service, what they call BIXI in Montreal. I'm not sure what

Environment committee  I agree. I am the chair of the CIty of Drummondville's public transit committee, and public transit works and is profitable with a certain level of urban density. We aren't talking about 20-storey condos, cheek by jowl, but about an acceptable number of condos. That means that su

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Choquette. When we talk about eco-conditional support, it means giving grants or amounts that meet ecological criteria. So, these criteria become a condition for the money to be paid out. Earlier, I spoke about land use planning. In this case, the eco-conditions

Environment committee  Yes, of course. I believe it should, because there is a cost that has been put forward for so many square metres—my colleague could tell you what it is precisely—and the cost of what green infrastructure provides to society in general is free. Otherwise, if we just pave it over a

Environment committee  Thank you, Ms. Blais. I will be brief. As I mentioned, we understand that the federal government cannot interfere in the municipalities' land-use planning, which comes under provincial jurisdiction. However, we recommend that the federal government use its buying power in infra

Environment committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen members of the committee, good afternoon and thank you for having us. Today, as City Councillor for the City of Drummondville, I am joining the representative from the Conseil régional de l'environnement du Centre-du-Québec to exp