Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Thank you, Madam Chair, and I want to thank our guests for being here today. We welcome you to the committee on this important study around northern infrastructure. Just to let you know, I represent a northern region in Canada and I have worked and travelled right across Canada's north in all of the territories.
November 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Yvonne Jones
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee We have had some of them present at our committee, and I think we were all surprised with the amounts of investment they have made in the past. We also heard from many people who presented to us from northern jurisdictions over the last little while, especially companies that are directly related to resource development.
November 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Yvonne Jones
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee My next question is for Mr. Lavallée. I'm just wondering what the interest has been from the north around the Infrastructure Bank. I'm always a bit concerned when I see broad government projects that don't target specific funding or budgeting for the north. It's always the most costly place to invest, and it seems like it's always more competitive for us to compete with the larger urban community of Canada.
November 19th, 2018Committee meeting
Yvonne Jones
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee I think he's asking if there's enough funding going into important areas.
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Yvonne Jones
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Thank you. First, I want to thank President Lampe, Minister Mitchell and Mr. Shaw for being with us today. I think your messages are falling in line with what we've heard from most presenters we've had at our committee, which is that there is an infrastructure deficit across the north, whether it's in communities or in business investment and opportunity.
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Yvonne Jones
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Thank you, Madam Chair. I want to thank my colleague MP Rusnak for sharing time with me today. My riding is in Labrador, in the subarctic region of Canada. It's primarily lands owned by Inuit and first nations people. Of course, I can relate to everything you're all saying here today because I live the experience as well.
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Yvonne Jones
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee Okay. Thank you.
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Yvonne Jones
Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee It was about the investment you made.
November 5th, 2018Committee meeting
Yvonne Jones