Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the offer of the Member to straighten me out, but first he has to get his facts straight. Mr. Speaker, the definition of the public transit funding and what projects and programs can qualify under there has not been defined. There is a general terminology that has been used that allows a number of initiatives to qualify, but rapid transit, buses, intelligent transportation systems, bike lanes, these things are all general terms being used. However, in jurisdictions such as the Northwest Territories there is, in the agreement, the provision for greater flexibility. We have yet to have the opportunity to sit down and negotiate what those terms will be and we plan to do that as soon as the federal government gives us a slot where we can start negotiating. That is where the holdup is. We need to sit down and negotiate an agreement. There is not an agreement we can just sit down and sign. That agreement does not exist up to this point. So we have to sit down and negotiate the terms, come up with an agreement that we are both satisfied with and then be able to sign the agreement. I would expect that to take place later on in the calendar year. Thank you.
Michael McLeod on Question 51-15(5): Pursuing Federal Public Transit Funding
In the Legislative Assembly on June 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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Question 51-15(5): Pursuing Federal Public Transit Funding
Item 6: Oral Questions
June 4th, 2006
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