Question Period
Can you imagine a flight without an adequate number of flight attendants? What would happen in the event of passenger sickness, a disturbance or in the event of a serious emergency?
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Canada Post is considering cutting back its work force and services dramatically based on a controversial report. Instead it should expand services to bring in more revenue.
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A one billion dollar cut per year in infrastructure funding – and a flurry of new program names for old money. Watch NDP Transport and Infrastructure Critic Olivia Chow on the 2013 budget.
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In the new budget, the federal government needs to get serious about public transit. We can’t let them get off the hook.
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On year after the tragic Burlington crash, key expert demands for improved rail safety have not been followed, NDP Transport Critic Olivia Chow criticises in the House of Commons.
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NDP Transport and Infrastructure Critic Olivia Chow is pushing for a federal long-term plan to tackle gridlock and crumbling infrastructure. Is the Minister on board she asks in Parliament.
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Last year, Air Canada forced its former maintenance division Aveos to shut down – 2,600 jobs were lost and shipped abroad. A clear breach of federal law governing Air Canada.
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Rural communities without airports often rely on VIA Rail to connect them to the bigger cities. But with the ongoing cuts, holiday travel for Canadians in rural areas is getting more and more difficult.
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Despite promises of legislation from Minister Lebel, farmers, forestry and mining companies continue to suffer from dismal rail freight services. And now cuts at CP will make matters worse.
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Toronto is waiting for $58 million in unpaid taxes by the federally-controlled Port Authority. When will the Conservative Minister take action and have the tax-dodgers pay up?
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One of out three mandatory air safety inspections is not being carried out. Why? Because the Conservatives are starving Transport Canada off the necessary experts. An alarming situation for Canadian air travellers.
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Mayors and city councillors are in Ottawa to demand federal infrastructure help. But the Conservatives just don’t care about the call for transparent, accountable and non-partisan infrastructure funding.
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With increasing commute times in major Canadian cities, water quality decreasing and overpasses falling apart, it is clear that Canada’s infrastructure is in bad shape.
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Rural communities suffer from unreliable rail freight services, but the Conservatives are turning a blind eye on the situation. NDP Transport Critic Olivia Chow urges action in Parliament.
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NDP Transport and Infrastructure Critic Olivia Chow challenges the Conservatives in Parliament over the gutting of the Navigable Waters Protection Act – a direct attack on the integrity of our rivers and lakes.
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