Transport committee  We've always said that we support diligent, vigilant environmental assessment. Our problem is that we have to wait for that green light to go on to develop a project. The worst thing that can happen is that the green light goes amber or goes red because of lack of certainty of th

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Well, sometimes it's the entire project that's gone.

Transport committee  The investors have said, “Look, we don't have to do it here in Canada.”

Transport committee  Correct.

Transport committee  When it comes to the private sector and money, certainty is everything.

Transport committee  There are many project delivery methods and many contracting methods, and not all of them are assessed or evaluated on price alone. In fact, P3 projects are a perfect example of that. Essentially it's a design-build project from the point of view of the actual construction. Yes

Transport committee  On the principle, we want open and free competition without restrictions. On the fine point of how you get there and how you would use infrastructure agreements to do that is where we introduce this caveat: be sure what you're doing in those circumstances. The City of Hamilton ma

Transport committee  Not hiring locally.... We're opposed to regional preferences for businesses; in other words, a situation where it is indicated that if price is the only criterion, you still have to be 10% to 15% lower than the local guy. That could contribute to a situation in which you scare aw

Transport committee  I'm going to skip to another irritant we have—

Transport committee  Okay. What can the federal government do? One thing they can do is ensure competition, period, and not fund projects that are going to be constructed by owned forces, by municipal forces themselves.

Transport committee  Ask Nova Scotia. The Province of Nova Scotia right now has its own asphalt plant, its own chip seal plant, and by its own admission, it's still 40% higher than what the private sector was offering them.

Transport committee  Correct, to have a streamlined uniform approach.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  Yes.