Transport committee  A lot of departments and agencies may be sharing various responsibilities, and perhaps one of the departments should take charge of the matter as part of a cooperative effort. The problem has to be addressed; someone has to accept responsibility and take appropriate action. But i

Transport committee  I'll let Ms. Durocher answer that question.

Transport committee  I didn't have any success. The answer I got was that he would be happy to meet with me, but that was during a transition period, and then the COVID‑19 pandemic came along. I've since approached him again but, so far, haven't been able to get a meeting.

Transport committee  In some cases, there's no more existing infrastructure at all, although some structures are holding up and may be worth maintaining. But once water gets into a crack, the ice quickly goes to work and the wall completely falls apart. We should consider developing green structures

Transport committee  Personally, I own a property that has no protection, and the waves are just eating away at the land. The walls on the very large property of a 100‑year‑old woman in my neighbourhood are leaning over, which is very dangerous. Her property is actually starting to collapse. What w

Transport committee  Many properties no longer have any protection at all.

Transport committee  It costs about $5,000 or $6,000 per metre. In other words, it can cost approximately $200,000. People can't afford to do it. The work has to be done by experts, if you want it to be innovative and sustainable and not disrupt biodiversity. You also have to consider water quality

Transport committee  Government officials actually told us there was no program for that and that it wasn't their department's responsibility. I personally wrote to a number of federal and provincial departments, including Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada. I think we need a joint sol

Transport committee  Thank you. I just want to say that the shorelines are really in a dreadful state. We can't leave it to citizens to come up with solutions because the costs are astronomical and we need coastal engineering experts to find an innovative and sustainable solution. We need to restore

Transport committee  We're witnessing a deterioration of the shorelines, of course. Certain properties are sloped. Piecemeal solutions are being left in the hands of citizens. However, we need coastal engineering experts to find innovative and sustainable solutions. Various types of solutions are av

Transport committee  Can you hear me now?

Transport committee  Good afternoon, members of the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. My name is Micheline Lagarde, and I am the chair of the Comité pour la protection des berges du Saint-Laurent. Carine Durocher is our vice-chair. Our committee is made up of volunteer