Transport committee  That was $5.8 billion annually.

Transport committee  In terms of experience in Quebec, the representatives in the House of Commons need to be informed that P3s have not had great success in Quebec. From memory, I can say there have been two projects in Quebec. Regardless of the size of the municipality, whether it is a city the siz

Transport committee  No. I am not saying we do not advocate it. I am saying that the success of the P3 initiative has perhaps not met expectations.

Transport committee  As I was saying, certainly we hope the programs will be expanded to other types of infrastructure. In the area of drinking water, nearly all of the projects have been completed. We have other types of infrastructure where we have to go beyond that, to ensure our residents' qualit

Transport committee  The new program will come into effect in 2014. I would say we are almost there. This being April of 2013, the federal government should initiate negotiations with the government of Quebec immediately so the new plan can be brought into effect in 2014. They should not wait as they

Transport committee  In fact, no, it did not work that way. Actually, the projects were not approved, and so we did not have to invest. Any project could be eligible for a tripartite grant, that is, from the federal, municipal and provincial levels. The projects have to be approved prior to work bei

Transport committee  I am perhaps going to answer your question a different way. The key partner at the municipal level is the FCM. In fact, it is the federal government's interlocutor. When there were discussions, Quebec was called in. We did submit our study that defined the infrastructure deficit

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Members of the committee, the Union of Quebec Municipalities eagerly accepted the invitation to participate in your committee's examination of how competition can make infrastructure dollars go further. This is a very important issue and one that we are in