Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I'm going to concentrate my questions on Ms. Petrunic.
I like the road—no pun intended—that Mr. Barsalou-Duval and, to some extent, Mr. Bachrach were travelling down.
I'll preface my comments by saying this. It's 2023. To some extent, our entire transportation system can be looked at as being somewhat archaic. I have to say this to members of the committee: This is not unlike what this committee is studying with respect to the integration of moving trade within our binational and international supply chains. We've been talking about integrating the distribution and logistics of trade; now we're talking about integrating the distribution and logistics of people.
I'll say this to the witnesses. It's not what we say or ask that makes it onto the record. It's your answer or testimony that's put onto the record. Therefore, it's very important to get what you're saying onto the record and have the minister respond to that very testimony.
Ms. Petrunic, we know the “what” in terms of the needs. It's just a matter of getting to the “how”. I have two questions, and then I'm going to let you have the floor for the rest of my time.
Do you think a multimodal people-mover study would be more appropriate for this committee to pursue versus simply a bus study?
As to my second question, which is in line with that, what about data, the digital side, central booking and sustainable, leveraged funding to offset capital? This in turn offsets operational...on the need to finance any capital debt. I want to throw that on the floor.
Ms. Petrunic, the floor is yours to answer that.