Finance committee  Really, for the private sector, it's operating funds to allow that comfort level and consistent service while we come out of it.

Finance committee  It's the importance that the federal government really look at all modes of transportation specifically for customers who rely on intercity buses. There's the connectivity into municipal and provincial ferries and airlines as well. It's making sure as we come out of COVID that th

Finance committee  Thanks for the question. It would be several years and ongoing discussions with every level of government, provincially and federally, about the issues specifically in western Canada on the decline in ridership in rural B.C., Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. There's lots of d

Finance committee  I have not heard of any specific issues in relation to the insurance part of that, but obviously the FITs, the individual travellers from Japan and China and overseas.... I could tell you that a lot of the charter companies that we work with and the sightseeing business that we o

Finance committee  Yes, I can confirm that the $26 million is accurate for the coalition of five carriers that joined together in discussions with the federal government. I can also confirm that we have not had any positive response back.

Finance committee  Well, right now, four of the five carriers have zero operations. They've suspended service, and the one carrier has very limited service. What will happen is a fractured network, and possibly some companies won't survive post-COVID. That $26 million will allow 50% frequency to re

Finance committee  That is correct. It's for six months.

Finance committee  There has absolutely been a decrease, given the urbanization in western Canada and obviously the 2008 incident, which certainly had an impact, and lots of subsidized carriers are also encroaching on the private sector.

Finance committee  It certainly does. It's obviously key to any network, whether Greyhound or any small carrier, that you have small-town Canada feed into the major networks for seamless connectivity.

Finance committee  Yes, historically it's a federally regulated bus industry that is downloaded to each province. Specifically in the province of British Columbia, yes, correct, there used to be a model whereby you operated the high-density corridors and operated the smaller ones as part of the reg

Finance committee  Yes. Any time you pay more dollars for fuel and tax, absolutely, that hurts, and there's the effect of customers who have the ability to have cars as well.

Finance committee  It's the same. We've sent letters to and had discussions with both the Department of Finance and Transport Canada, with staffers as well as with the minister's office. The jurisdictional response is that it's a provincial issue.

Finance committee  Thank you very much. Good afternoon to the committee, and thanks again for the invitation to speak today. I'm Stuart Kendrick, the senior vice-president of Greyhound Canada. I've proudly worked for this great company for 33 years. I started as a baggage handler in London, Onta