Transport committee  That is an excellent question.

Transport committee  I will have to check that again with legal services, because I am not a lawyer. In my view, the purpose of the bill is to gather information.

Transport committee  I would say, absolutely, yes. At this time, if our requirements are to build a new bridge or to do some maintenance on a building, we will have technical specifications, we'll have requirements, a statement of work, effectively. The other benefits that accrue, such as community

Transport committee  Good morning, everyone. Madam Chair and members of the committee, hello. I would like to thank you for giving me the opportunity to answer your questions concerning Bill C-227. My name is David Schwartz, as the chair mentioned, and I am the director general of CAAMS, the commer

Transport committee  I would like to clarify that. In fact, our sector purchases various kinds of vehicles, parts, construction materials, and so on. The construction and maintenance of federal government buildings represents about $5.4 billion of the $7.8 billion annually. In addition, 72 per cent

Transport committee  I would like to clarify something. I said 98 per cent for Quebec and Ontario. That figure is different; it is a base figure. To arrive at that figure, I considered all construction contracts signed by Public Services and Procurement Canada. On average, that comes to a little over