Transport committee  As you know well, Mr. Rogers, the municipalities here are facing a difficult situation when it comes to the state of infrastructure. Our city has been in this area for about a hundred years and incorporated as a city for only 60 years, but we have a great deal of infrastructure n

Transport committee  I think there are sort of two sides to our needs. Any municipality requires ongoing maintenance and upgrades to infrastructure, so predictability is super important. If we can maintain and grow that aspect of it while at the same time providing a clear path for large infrastruc

Transport committee  Thank you. I believe Mr. Hamilton would have a lot more expertise in this regard. I sit on our port corporation board by virtue of my office as mayor. We have an international container freight service here. In the past we have had a domestic shipper as well. Of course, with o

Transport committee  Thank you. As I mentioned, it's the flexibility. We've seen funding like the gas tax, which has been very helpful. Because we are a mature professional organization we have a lot of accountability and a lot of ability to decide what's best for our municipality. From bilateral fu

Transport committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thanks to the committee for providing me with the opportunity to speak to you today on behalf of the people of Corner Brook. Federal infrastructure funding is of immense importance to our community. Before I speak about the specifics of our situation as a