Transport committee  What kind of difficulties are you talking about: financial, political or infrastructure?

Transport committee  First of all, the example you just gave concerning your riding clearly shows the major political problems that this could pose. Then, of course, there's the cost risk. You have to choose a project that will both maximize the return on the financial investment and bring about rea

Transport committee  However, in Laval, you have other important community travel services that promote greater use of public transit.

Transport committee  Your question is very interesting, but I'll be careful what I say so as not to provoke debate. I think the criteria of population and density are important. However, there are also criteria related to development capabilities that complement other modes of transportation. If we

Transport committee  Now we're getting into the details of the implementation of the project. The good news is that we have a new Crown corporation, a new board of directors and new leadership. They have everything they need to properly assess the various options on the table. Obviously, cost is a cr

Transport committee  The main difference lies in the speed of travel. Simulations have shown that the high‑speed train would deliver substantial gains in this respect. If we want to encourage greater use of the train, the gains in efficiency and speed for consumers must be worthwhile. Otherwise, they

Transport committee  It's important to keep in mind that one isn't necessarily opposed to the other. However, we can see that high‑speed rail offers significant travel time gains over high‑frequency rail. Earlier, someone compared the time it takes to travel by train and by car between their riding

Transport committee  This is indeed a decision that will be extremely delicate to make, but for which the government must show courage. The objectives of this massive investment are to shorten travel times, to promote greater complementarity among the various categories of transportation and to ensu

Transport committee  I think we need to look at what has already been done well. In Quebec, we have a few examples, including the Autoroute 25 bridge, Autoroute 30 and other public‑private partnership projects that have produced good results. At this point in our deliberations, we shouldn't completel

Transport committee  As I mentioned earlier, I have the privilege of being accompanied by the chief economist of the Conseil du patronat du Québec. We ran out of time earlier, and I'm going to give my time to Ms. Kozhaya so that she can share some very interesting answers with you.

Transport committee  We're prioritizing high‑speed rail, so travel times need to be significantly improved. Unfortunately, current forecasts don't allow us to justify these investments without a high‑speed rail project. In some cases, there may be high frequency, but there certainly needs to be consi

Transport committee  Numbers are key. As you mentioned, we only have estimates and examples of what's been done elsewhere in the world. The government is there to decide, so it will choose the options that will enable it to make the best possible investments. In this context, we must, on the one han

Transport committee  You have a very clear view of the situation and that's a very good question. Thank you for reminding me how important this factor is. We're looking at how we can develop our land as opposed to ensuring efficiency in terms of travel time. Earlier, Mr. Freemark provided some data

Transport committee  I would be happy to do so, Ms. Koutrakis. For this investment, the government's priority is to resist requests for stations from mayors of municipalities along the project's route. If the government were to give in to these requests, which I would venture to describe as politica

Transport committee  Thank you. The Quebec Employers' Council, or CPQ, would like to thank the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities for the opportunity to share its insights and recommendations as part of the study on projects of high frequency rail between Quebec City and