Transport committee  I would say that it would be more indirect. A lot of the funding programs have been geared more toward the community centres. With the infrastructure stimulus fund, we did redevelopment of the community centres, and as part of that you can introduce new technologies. When you reb

Transport committee  I'll attempt to answer that question. Prioritization is done at many levels, and it is challenging, but I can give you the example of our private fibre network. We prioritize with six municipalities at the table. We have created a consortium. We prioritize investment around cr

Transport committee  I think ultimately the cities have to facilitate that and work with partners. If you think about a local emergency, in the end the city runs the emergency. I think if you put it within that context, the citizens, the build forum, and the residents look to the city first, regardle

Transport committee  That's a good question. I actually participate in some global forums. I was in China last September. There were 68 countries in attendance, all presenting on the great cities around the world. Masdar City is a really interesting example of solving very challenging problems, such

Transport committee  I think there are two things. If you're going to invest and you're going to encourage Canada's movement towards a greater smart city movement, you have to get a better handle on what we have today. There are cities across Canada that have great innovation and great smart technol

Transport committee  The sustainability is a bit of a challenge when you're looking at programs that have one-time funding. I think that's where partners really need to be put together. Free Wi-Fi is a partnership. We partner with post-secondary and we partner with the private sector too. We're able

Transport committee  It's an excellent question. This is a significant challenge in the greater Toronto area, because you have such a large population base. There is a movement to go to an integrated transit system within the GTA, but it's in its early stages. There's the Metrolinx rollout of Presto

Transport committee  Absolutely. One of the things we're trying to be is shovel-ready with our projects. For Canada 150 we made several submissions. Some of those are the approved projects I can't speak to today because there's a sequence, a timing, to making announcements, like Wi-Fi in the parks, w

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. I'm with the City of Mississauga. I am the director and chief information officer. Through the city manager's and mayor's offices, I have been collaborating with the FCM to make sure that we have a strong representation of the issues across Canada at

Transport committee  That's an excellent question. The answer is that connectivity is foundational. Without it, you cannot build a smart city. You need to have connectivity for the city's services, but you have to have connectivity for the residents too. I think the Canadian Internet Registration Au

Transport committee  That is correct.

Transport committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you. Today I'm here before the committee to talk about the municipal perspective on smart cities and hopefully provide some information that might help form a program for Canada and to advance Canada's reputation as a leader in smart city technol