Transport committee  A lot of work is being done and there are a lot of projects, like the Atlantic loop out east and the northwest grid.... There are a lot of projects to evolve the grid and the connections. Most of these are under provincial jurisdiction, but there is a lot of federal-provincial di

Transport committee  First and foremost, Via is a first-class operator of a rail system. It has expertise that is essential to the success of the project, but there is a lot of expertise, skill and capacity that we need to build and develop in order to properly manage this complex project. It's not c

Transport committee  Mr. Chair, the member—

Transport committee  I wasn't going to trifle that out.

Transport committee  It's a very good question. I believe there are limits in terms of the load. I do not know the details. Nick, do you know the details?

Transport committee  Can I commit that we will get back to you on that? I believe there is a framework that applies in terms of towing limits for tugs. I would concede and recognize that this is an area where we're continuing to do work. That's a very good question. We'll come back with an answer

Transport committee  It's a very good question. The minister indicated that there are sort of two parts to it. There's actually having the gas-up or the recharge facilities, which he answered. There's a lot of work in making sure those are in place. That part of the en route question is covered. The

Transport committee  It is always possible to improve the system, and that is what we do every day. Regarding recommendations, we are always open to this committee's suggestions for moving priority issues forward.

Transport committee  That's a good question. In fact, it is one that is often asked and it applies to nearly all airports. First, we have policies that require airports to have a good system for responding to concerns from the public, particularly people in nearby neighbourhoods. Mr. Robinson can g

Transport committee  I'm sorry, but I didn't understand the question. What precautions are you talking about?

Transport committee  I understand. You are entirely correct to say that it is very difficult to stay on budget and on time in the case of big projects. Transport Canada is focused on one very large project, which is the high-frequency rail project. As my colleague, Mr. Robitaille, indicated, we're

Transport committee  If I may, I am going to ask my colleague Stephanie Hébert to answer, because she is the one who manages that project.

Transport committee  We've been tracking that, and taking into account what I just said, we're running currently at about 40% of the pattern we saw before the pandemic in terms of people coming into the office.

Transport committee  There are three parts to that. I've heard the same suggestion, that because we've had folks remotely at home, we are less productive. I can tell you, without question, that the opposite is true. In the last two years, Transport Canada—I've been the deputy for seven years—has don

Transport committee  It's a really important issue. You can, more or less, count the days where it doesn't rain in Vancouver in the winter as opposed to the days it does rain. We are currently working, in the context of the supply chain challenges, with the industry on any place where we see there's