Transport committee  We don't monitor whether provinces are following the rules in the agreements that Infrastructure Canada establishes with them. It is more the role of Infrastructure Canada to ensure that provinces and municipalities abide by the terms of the agreements that the federal government

Transport committee  There are so many programs under the investing in Canada plan and the infrastructure plan. I have a list here on a bigger than legal-sized piece of paper, so I'm sure there is at least one program. Not being an infrastructure specialist myself, I'll ask my colleagues whether the

Transport committee  They could probably talk to their excellent member of Parliament—

Transport committee  —but that's not something that's very helpful to you. They could certainly get in touch with officials from Infrastructure Canada. They have a very good grasp of all of the programs under the department's purview. There's an existing program in this list for water and waste-water

Transport committee  Yes, with great pleasure.

Transport committee  No, we haven't done that analysis by region. My comments about labour shortages were more related to our work on the overall economy. We haven't done an analysis of the impact of labour shortages on infrastructure projects in the regions.

Transport committee  On the estimates we have come up with in our report for increases in GDP and the number of jobs, if you do simple math and divide the number of jobs created by the investments in infrastructure, it comes up to a very expensive per job cost. The immediate stimulative effect is not

Transport committee  I think multiple factors are at play. One is the way that Infrastructure Canada disburses funds. They disburse funds differently, depending on which projects are being undertaken. In some instances, I believe they pay at the advancement of the work. For others, a significant port

Transport committee  I'm sure there's an opportunity to propose such a program, but the decision as to whether this program, or the program you suggested, would be in the best interest, or align with the government's priorities, is up to the Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance, or the Minister of

Transport committee  I think there are probably two things the government wants to accomplish. It's saying that it wants to stimulate the economy and have long-term growth, but at the same time it also wants to help municipalities and provinces fund infrastructure programs. I'm not sure it's doing bo

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  That may be better answered by Infrastructure Canada, as you'd probably get a more accurate answer from them because of the multiplicity of programs, each with its own terms and conditions. I know, generally speaking, how it works, but I'm sure if I give an answer, somebody will

Transport committee  Thank you.

Transport committee  Somebody said it's all over the place, and when you look at the infrastructure programs, there are so many that one can easily get the impression that they're all over the place. There's a program for virtually everything. Looking at the database of projects being funded, there i

Transport committee  It is not just a good idea, it is key. There should be a cost-benefit analysis for every project. When we ask people about their objectives and performance measurement strategies, we do not get many answers. A great deal of weight is given to the financing criteria and funds dis