Transport committee  There has been a lot of talk about delays or disbursements, and when we look at infrastructure, we have, as I said, 4,400 projects that have been approved and that are under way across the country in the last three years. The economic activity starts with our approval. That's whe

Transport committee  We are getting projects up and running and approvals in place, as with 4,400 projects and—

Transport committee  We did not have an exact plan of the number of projects by year, so you cannot say how many projects would have been done. What I can say is that provinces and territories are working on what their local priorities are with the municipalities and they're coming to us with proje

Transport committee  There are a few things that are going on from that. When we look at phase two, it's a 10-year program that allows provinces and territories to plan over a longer-term horizon, taking into consideration their own fiscal realities and their own capacity. I think that's a really imp

Transport committee  Certainly when we were looking at the capacity and needs within smaller communities, we saw that there are varying opportunities. We wanted to make sure that smaller communities could avail themselves of important work that needed to be done, so the government made a decision to

Transport committee  Thank you for the question. Weather is the biggest factor. Some work can't be done in the rain or cold. The bulk of the construction will be completed in December, leaving the work that couldn't be done during the winter for the spring. Taking into account the weather and the nu

Transport committee  It's asphalt and waterproofing. Those are the two main activities that really depend on the weather. They can't be done in the winter. Apart from those two activities, the bridge will be completely finished by the end of December.

Transport committee  The Canada Infrastructure Bank prioritizes large-scale transformational projects all over the country. When the REM was initially announced, obtaining assistance from the bank was a possibility in order to explore financing options to advance and carry out the project. That's pre

Transport committee  That is proceeding, and as Signature sur le Saint-Laurent announced at our October 25 media briefing, it will be structurally complete before the end of December.

Transport committee  It will be structurally complete before the end of December. Signature sur le Saint-Laurent did a technical briefing with us and the minister on October 25 to try to be very transparent on the status of the bridge and the advancements of the construction. I mentioned that you

Transport committee  Regarding the Champlain Bridge project, we announced last March the accelerated measures related to the request for the funding in the supplementary estimates, and we provided a full technical briefing of the rationale for those changes. We have since done further technical bri

Transport committee  That is what was explained to Canadians to make sure that the schedule is transparent.

Transport committee  The contract date for the bridge is being negotiated right now. As we've done in the past, just like last March, when that information is known, we will make sure that it's transparent to all Canadians, as we've done in the past.

Transport committee  The bridge is proceeding as the government has announced. We will keep Canadians completely posted on the schedule, as it is known.

Transport committee  Certainly, we can provide you the details of that money. The majority of that money would be for the first investment they are making for the REM project, which was around $1.3 billion. It was announced earlier in the summer, and it was the first investment to help advance this p