Transport committee  I know a lot about you as well, sir.

Transport committee  The way we look at it at the FQM level is that the federal government has to find some sort of common ground. As you know, boats are getting bigger and bigger, and the lakes are not getting bigger. It could be something based on—

Transport committee  Sir, I would like to answer that.

Transport committee  Just briefly, yes, it is an environmental issue, but the environmental issue is caused by the Ministry of Transport. This is a transport problem that is having an impact on the environment, so there is a direct link.

Transport committee  Thank you so much for your question, sir. First of all, there is no conflict in terms of the right of navigation to bring our products to market or to perform infrastructure work needed on the waterways. Here’s the problem. Based on the way the legislation is worded, there is n

Transport committee  So far, there have been none.

Transport committee  We basically receive one complaint a day, but not about projects. The complaints have more to do with the size of the boats that have the right to navigate our waterways. They are often very large and cause environmental damage. That’s more the type of complaint that we receive p

Transport committee  The way the legislation is worded imposes no limit on the size of the boats allowed to use navigable waterways. As a result, boats that are too big and that create five- to six-foot waves and major damage to the shoreline are found on small recreational lakes in Quebec, Ontario o

Transport committee  Would you first like to hear the answer of the folks from Alberta and Saskatchewan?

Transport committee  There has not, at this point. Everything seems to be going well.

Transport committee  Good morning. I'm Scott Pearce. First, I would like to thank the committee for this consultation and their interest in the opinion of the Quebec federation of municipalities. I have the pleasure of sitting on the FCM board of directors with Mr. Kemmere and Mr. Orb. The three of