Transport committee  In terms of cold weather in the winter, you also need to think about comparing it to other modes. Think about getting to the airport and getting through security without a NEXUS card. You have dozens of people in front of you with boots, coats and backpacks. Think about the time

Transport committee  It's very important to find a way to make life easier for passengers. That means many options in terms of schedules and routes, to ensure that they suit everyone. That's the purpose of high-frequency rail. People want it to be easy to take a high-frequency train. It means having

Transport committee  That's an interesting question, but it's important to point out that the goal is to link many communities and maximize the number of people who take the train. High-speed rail is less effective. The key is to have routes that are useful, reliable and available to as many people

Transport committee  Let me address the Windsor component that you raised. Thanks for doing that. It's a very important part of the corridor. We know that with the amount of truck traffic on Highway 401 and with the times of the year that are inclement, especially between London and Windsor, people

Transport committee  Not the specific report that—

Transport committee  I have not in this calendar year, so far.

Transport committee  Yes, indeed, I think that's something that would take further study. On its face, it sounds as if that would be very helpful. Just look at the example, about a month ago, where CN, which manages the rail corridor around Union Station, lost some Internet connectivity, and as a re

Transport committee  With respect to building rail and—

Transport committee  We've been supportive of connecting communities by rail, whether it's Via Rail doing so with its plans in the corridor or Metrolinx helping to connect cities that are across the greater Toronto area and the greater Golden Horseshoe, bringing people to Niagara seasonally to enjoy

Transport committee  What's clear is that you have a congested area between Quebec City and Windsor. We know that Canadians and travellers want to take advantage of getting between those cities for work, for meetings and for tourism. You've seen the number of flights grow. Porter Airlines is expandin

Transport committee  I'll answer briefly, then. Certainly, having your own right of way facilitates travel. It reduces travel time because you don't encounter large freight trains. The rails that are owned by CN or CP have a radio centre that's owned by those freight companies, so they are managing

Transport committee  We can look at the cost of inaction and delaying. We're really excited that HFR has gotten as far as it has. Where it goes next we think can be done in an affordable, responsible way, as the HFR CEO talked about when he presented last time. I'm also happy to report that across

Transport committee  Well, I don't have the exact project you're thinking of, but it's—

Transport committee  In the transit space, the City of Edmonton utilized a P3 model to open the Valley Line, similar to what was done with Vancouver's Canada Line before the Olympics and also in the region of Waterloo, delivering transit across Kitchener, which is being done through different P3 mode

Transport committee  If you take a look at the Ontario budget for this past year, the Ontario government was reserving, previously to the budget, about $70 billion over the next decade. Because of inflation, that number was changed to about $70.7 billion over the decade, cognizant of inflation.