Transport committee  As far as I know, there's no real coordination right now. In fact, I think your committee could help to put in place better coordination. I don't have any contact with the industry, and I haven't heard from any residents about contact with the industry, but there may have been c

Transport committee  I couldn't give you a specific answer to your question about who started the program and who came up with the idea for a program before 1997. Certainly, there are people who have taken advantage of it and, in some places, the results are good. So that's a good thing. As for what

Transport committee  As I said earlier, a picture is worth a thousand words. You saw the one I showed you earlier. When I saw that, honestly, I was enormously concerned. I could show you others. This isn't the only photo that shows that the situation has deteriorated, even though work has been done n

Transport committee  It's very clear that all three levels of government need to work together. Earlier, someone said they wanted to talk to me later, after the meeting. We could very well imagine a tripartite partnership or collaboration between the municipalities, the federal government and the Que

Transport committee  My first step was to personally send a letter to the owners of the 368 properties. It contained a series of questions designed to better understand what these people were experiencing. My first question was whether they thought there was erosion on their property. As I said earl

Transport committee  That a program had been established at the time is a bit of a tacit admission. As the committee members will see, experts are more or less unanimous that there is currently significant shoreline erosion. The fact that the water level was increased and maintained artificially wil

Transport committee  It's true that the federal government hasn't been entirely idle. However, the question is whether it can do more. The answer will depend on what is said here in this room. Yes, it can do more, and in my view, it has to do more. But the solution is not a simple one. The municipal

Transport committee  They are mainly residents along the coast. Approximately 98% of the 368 properties are owned by residents. In passing, in order to do something about a coastline, it's a real battle to acquire all the authorizations and related funds. How did things turn out for you in terms of

Transport committee  Each case is different, at you're right to point out that there's a cliff. At that location, the sand depth is approximately eight metres. Depending on the water level, it can be as deep as 10 metres. The soil along the coast is not the same everywhere. To the east, the soil is

Transport committee  I'm not an expert, but I know that before 1997, the program in force at the time allowed people to cut a key into the base of the cliff before introducing enormous rocks into the opening. After that they would pile up stones under a particular angle. As you can see in the photogr

Transport committee  I'd like to be able to answer your question, but unfortunately, I'm not an expert in that area. One thing is clear, however. The forecasts for water levels in oceans and waterways in general are not promising. Apart from that, I'll leave it to the experts to answer your questio

Transport committee  Is that a comment or a question?

Transport committee  For all the municipalities together, I don't know. Where I'm from, as I was saying earlier, there were at least 100 properties. We haven't finished counting yet, but the committee is organizing and we're going to work very hard to put together an inventory of all the properties

Transport committee  Yes, exactly.

Transport committee  We haven't yet approached the federal government. The movement is brand new. Well, relatively new. In 2018‑2019, before I was elected mayor, people had got together, circulated petitions, and a movement took shape. When the pandemic hit, things came to a halt. However, I have ta