Replying to Serge Cormier (Liberal). The question was off topic, so this reply is judged against the motion.
“Mr. Speaker, I too want to thank my riding neighbour for his speech. He talked a lot about infrastructure. There is an infrastructure fund that has been very useful for his riding and mine. The Conservatives voted against that fund. It is the rural transit solutions fund. My riding and my colleague’s riding are now connected by a public transit system, which is something our ridings did not have before. My colleagues can imagine how hard it was not having public transit. Now we do have public transit in our ridings thanks to the programs that the government implemented. Could my colleague tell us how this program has helped people in his region get to other regions? Could he also tell us how even tourists to our region are now able to benefit from this new service?”
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F
The average of Signal, Relevance, Respect and Clarity is 75. The grade is held to 30, 30 above Relevance.
30 / 100, held down by Relevance
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Claims 100%
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Mr. Speaker, Claims · 120 wordsour federal funding covered a substantial portion of the capital costs of providing a public transit service that is truly tailored to rural regional realities.1FlexGo is providing affordable service that meets the needs of our seniors, workers and post-secondary students.2Since this service was launched, it has made a huge difference on the ground and in people’s lives.This is an investment that is contributing to the economic vitality of our communities while providing an essential service for people who may not have any other way to get around.It has been a resounding success from the start.Ridership has been even higher than predicted.3This is a concrete example of how we are contributing to our rural regions.Off point
