Transportation  Mr. Speaker, the member opposite knows that this purchase happened between two provinces. The transport ministry is responsible for looking at the seaworthiness of these vessels. As I stated, there was an inspection that lasted multiple days. There were changes asked of the STQ

Transportation  Mr. Speaker, the safety of passengers is a priority. In the case of the Apollo, it has never been compromised. Pursuant to an inspection that lasted multiple days, Transport Canada asked the STQ to make modifications before the ferry was put in service on February 11. A few mino

Employment  Mr. Speaker, we understand how important our airports are to our economy and we take safety at our airports incredibly seriously. Canadians can rest assured that we have one of the safest air transport systems in the world. The member knows that the governance of airports is in

Transportation  Madam Speaker, I would like to thank the member of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation for raising this very important issue. Greyhound's decision to discontinue western service on October 31, 2018, impacted many communities across British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, M

Transportation  Madam Speaker, of course our government is proud of the unprecedented and historic investments we are making in transportation. As it refers to Greyhound, which was the original question, and its withdrawal and our reaction to that withdrawal, as announced by our government on O

Public Safety  Mr. Speaker, we understand how important our transportation corridors are for getting goods across Canada to market and also for connecting people with other Canadians. When it comes to individual issues like this one, we are happy to work with all members to ensure that not onl

Transport  Mr. Speaker, we understand how important bus transportation is to remote, rural and indigenous communities. That is why the second we learned about Greyhound's decision to withdraw from western Canada, the minister began working with private partners and the provinces. We have co

Transport  Mr. Speaker, starting June 1, our new rules will require drone pilots of drones over 250 grams to take an online course in safety and proper handling. Drone pilots will also be required to keep their drones away from airports and to register them. To all travelling Canadians, we

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, I think we can all agree that no person, certainly no family, should have to go through what the people of Lac-Mégantic have gone through. That is why the minister has made rail transportation his number one priority. We have investigated this issue thoroughly and t

Rail Transportation  Mr. Speaker, our government is taking the best approach to delivering a safe and reliable passenger rail service in Canada. While the Harper Conservatives left VIA Rail with aging train cars, we are replacing those cars and locomotives for use in the Windsor-Quebec City corridor,

The Environment  Mr. Speaker, our government is implementing a comprehensive plan that is addressing abandoned, derelict and wrecked vessels. It includes new legislation that puts this responsibility and liability on vessel owners to properly remove and dispose of these vessels. This also include