Finance committee  Yes. That's why in our report we suggest that there must be an alternative measure to give a tax credit to transit users that would be more efficient. You need all kinds of measures to encourage the use of transit by Canadians, especially if you want to reach our goal in GES re

Finance committee  We have not examined data such as Statistics Canada figures regarding the income of commuters. That data does not exist for provinces or municipalities. However, Mr. Rivers has just provided some figures. According to his study, the majority of those who claim the tax credit for

Finance committee  Historically and empirically, when there are no incentives to encourage the use of public transit, such as an improvement in services, a freeze on fees or some other measure, public transit ridership remains about stable in Canada. When economic activity is stable, ridership rem

Finance committee  Canada cannot allow itself to act against its own policies. The elimination of the personal tax credit for public transit is in blatant contradiction to the objectives of the Government of Canada, which are to help the middle class, stimulate the economy and enable the environmen

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I thank the members of the Standing Committee on Finance very much for their invitation. Transport 2000 Québec is a non-profit association whose mission is to contribute to the overall development of public transit in Quebec and improve user services,