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Government Operations committee  It's largely for existing repairs and upgrades to existing assets: highways, bridges, and dams. The money is spread across multiple parks. It's not one or two parks; there are a number of projects. I've mentioned two several times, but I don't have any additional examples. This i

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  I can't say there's none. The bulk of it is to repair existing...unless you have an existing asset that's in such disrepair it makes more sense to replace it with something new. But as far as I understand it, this is about replacing and repairing existing infrastructure.

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  This is a specific request for new money. The $57.6 million request is based on a list of specific projects and, from a parliamentary perspective, it goes into Parks Canada's reference level. They have a specific list of projects in mind. I've mentioned two already, the Crow Bay

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  That is the airline crew themselves, the baggage handlers, and airport staff. It's basically anyone associated with the workings of the airline but who are not passengers. That's a specific category. My colleague had mentioned that this funding is to help Canada conform to some n

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  Well, no, we were screening the crews and everybody else. What's at stake here is that I believe there's been a change to the international standards, and if you want to operate airlines, international flights, etc., it's important that there be a consistent approach to how this

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  In terms of the money flowing, this project actually represents the money flowing. This is in the appropriation bill. If it's approved, Transport Canada will received $75.9 million so they can actually act on this transaction. This is to replace a ferry that runs out of Digby, No

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  What page is that?

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  No, they existed before, but there's an improvement here, or an increase, in terms of the number of people performing the screening, whether it's related to making sure they are cleared in a more expedient manner so they can get to their jobs or because there's a desire to improv

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  I'm not aware of any issues with the standards of the ICAO, but that's certainly not an area I'm an expert in.

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  I'm going to ask if my colleague happens to know the answer to that question. Marcia, you don't know or we're not certain...?

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  We're not certain if there's new staff. We can follow up on that if it's of interest.

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  I'm not sure I have any additional information for you in terms of the allocation itself. I believe it's all operating dollars. I'm going from memory here. Is it all operating...?

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  My understanding is that it's operating, but it would be tough for me to get the additional details because it's a crown organization.

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews

Government Operations committee  It really is for both. Work on detailed plans for the boats has already been started. This is for the department itself, for ongoing engineering and design studies. This is for the ships that will be built on the west coast. We talked about ships on the east coast earlier. Thi

November 20th, 2014Committee meeting

Bill Matthews