Transport committee  Thank you for the question. I just have a couple of points on that. First, we've heard the term “collaboration”. We have multiple jurisdictions. Having worked in a binational area for a number of years, I note that the first thing you do is establish your common objectives. If

Transport committee  Thanks so much for the question. I mentioned previously the movement of goods and people. It was actually from Metro Vancouver that I heard a great turn of phrase, and it has to do with mass transit, which works better if you bring many people to a few places, not a few people t

Transport committee  I believe that's similar to the port of Montreal. Again, I'm a planner. The port of Montreal has functioned as a break bulk point where transshipment activity takes place. If we're talking about international trade and particularly about being able to capitalize on the interior

Transport committee  I can try that. I think your read is that you will get pressure, lobbying, or influencing coming from the local level depending on the degree to which that particular locality sees the pressing need. In a place like Niagara where the economy's been in transition, it's a stronger

Transport committee  I would say to not only keep it open longer but also recognize it as not simply a 26-mile-long pathway but also as a harbour and port for which there are other potential docking facilities and intermodal transportation activity. I think not only will the tonnage go up significant

Transport committee  The way I'm challenged to look at that is that they will read it based on past trends as opposed to how can they mine the asset and make it more productive. I believe if there's investment being made in the utility of the asset for more multimodal transshipment activity, includ

Transport committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you for inviting me. As mentioned, my name is Patrick Robson. I'm actually a registered professional planner and a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners, so while my present role is professor at Niagara College, I did serve as the commiss