Canadian Minister of Transport Marc Garneau is asked whether Canada will adopt European smart city and transit automation models or develop an approach closer to North American models.
Opinion
Garneau: Canadian liberalism means staying open to immigration and global trade
“Being a liberal here in Canada is wanting to be open on the world at a time when we see protectionism coming in. We, we've seen some evidence of that in the world where, where people talk about terms like populism and nativism, Coming into, ah, the politics of…”
Opinion
Garneau: Canada's education system is playing catch-up to automation disruption
“There are professions that that could as a result of automated vehicles and intelligent transportation systems lose their jobs, and that's part of the evolution of a society. And the same applies in the manufacturing sector, where robotics is increasingly repl…”
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Garneau: Canada will mandate airline passenger rights with strict non-compliance consequences
“We all have, I think if we travel, experienced frustrations, and we said we're going to put in place a set of measures, a uniform, that will apply to all airlines, that will be, in a sense a clear indication to the airlines that if you do not fulfill certain o…”
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Garneau admits Transport Canada is playing catch-up on autonomous vehicle regulations
“To be perfectly honest with you, as Transport Canada, we're the regulator, we're playing catch up with the technology. It's evolving so quickly that we're trying to, you know, put in place, we have to put regulations in place for all, Transportation modes, and…”
Assertion Contradicted
Garneau: Transport Canada Sets Airline Legroom Rules Strictly for Evacuation Safety
“Airplanes have to provide a certain leg room, elbow room spacing for safety reasons, in case you have to evacuate the airplane quickly. And that is a Transport Canada requirement. Now, we establish minimums.”
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Garneau: Canadian federal infrastructure plan will invest $180 billion
“L'investissement de notre gouvernement dans les infrastructures qui touchent les infrastructures de transport public, euh, les infrastructures sociales, ici je parle de logements abordables, logements social, et infrastructures vertes, euh, vont s'évaluer à ce…”