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Transport committee  Let me just come back to Lions Gate, because I want to clarify that the funding for Lions Gate is actually in the new building Canada fund, which is no longer new; it's the previous new building Canada fund. Those funds were confirmed through budget 2016 to go to that project. It

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  I don't have a list of projects that have been earmarked. We could follow up with your office if you want to get more clarity.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  I think this will probably come into discussion in phase two. The decision that the government took was to focus phase one on state of good repair and working with—

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  I can't pronounce, because it hasn't been decided yet. That's going to be the purpose of the consultations on phase two.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  Thank you. That's an excellent suggestion for phase two.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  The programs were created to carry out renovations. The funds will not be used to expand the systems. It's really—

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  I think so, based on current discussions with the provinces and territories. Moreover, in a number of cases, those governments already have an investment plan in place. They are in the process of determining whether they will be able to invest sooner rather than later.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  Exactly.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  We will do our best. I know our partners in the provinces and territories will also do their best. That is why the program is spread out over two years for the provinces and three years for the territories.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  I don't think so. Once again, based on our discussions, people are well aware that construction season is here. They really want to go forward as quickly as possible. So we'll see. I am still optimistic though.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  How many people will we be hiring?

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  Depending on staffing processes, we hope to hire 20 or so, yes, 20 people.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  No, not $10 million to hire 20 people. This amount is our operating budget, a large chunk of which goes to IT systems. This budget won't be used exclusively to hire the 20 people planned.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  No, that's not just for staff. This amount will be used in various other ways.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche

Transport committee  You would like a cost breakdown? Yes, for sure.

May 30th, 2016Committee meeting

Yazmine Laroche