Status of Women committee  Thank you for your question, Mr. Serré. I would have to think about that too, but, off the top of my head, I would say that our programs need to be adapted to rural realities, but they also need to include gender-based analysis. For each of the programs and policies we put in pl

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. Well, it's not my domain of expertise. I would say, however, that it's certainly important to be able to accurately interpret the gender and age data, but also the data on many other factors, some of which have already been mentioned. This helps us t

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. I touched on this topic briefly. It's certainly difficult to provide a lot of details in five minutes. I spoke of connectivity. It's not just access to the Internet and broadband. We often forget access to the cellular network. A poor network affects edu

Status of Women committee  It was my smile, eh? I would especially like to go back to the issue of seniors. What the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally revealed is that we were not doing a good job looking after our seniors and a lot of work remains to be done, especially in our residence facilities. F

Status of Women committee  Good morning, Madam Chair. Thank you for inviting me to appear before the committee today. I speak to you today as the mayor of the Ville de Magog but also as a past president of the Canadian Federation of Municipalities. My comments to you will be in both languages. First, l

Transport committee  It would be a very good avenue to explore.

Transport committee  As you said, Mr. Rayes, there's also more and more of a points system in our calls for bids. In the calls for bids, we try to not only obtain the best price, but also to find the company that shares our values, such as our sustainable development values. We've even held discussio

Transport committee  An effective technological innovation criterion would be very good.

Transport committee  Sorry, but as a result of technical problems, I didn't completely understand your question. I believe you asked me how our actions could fit into a national strategy?

Transport committee  If I understood the question, the efforts being made at all levels and the consistency being demonstrated ensure that this could fit into a national strategy. Alone, at home, I don't have the power. The Union des municipalités du Québec is pushing the issue. Both the provincial

Transport committee  This relates to your previous question on major cities. That's what I understood. For example, when we attend the annual meetings of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités, which includes the smallest municipalities, the first thing we're asked about is the digital infrastr

Transport committee  That's a good question, but I can't answer it. I would need to do some investigating.

Transport committee  Okay. That's fine.

Transport committee  Do you mean as a result of open data?

Transport committee  Yes. There aren't any in Magog at this time, but some municipalities have participatory budget concepts. People participate in developing part of a budget. They must then submit projects to the council. It's true, and you're absolutely right. These are two different concepts. Op