Questions and responses 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to the Trans-Canada Highway between the Manitoba border and Thunder Bay, Ontario: (a) have any studies been undertaken to determine the cost of designating Highway 17 as dual-use infrastructure, and, if so, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) who conducted the study, (iii) the projected cost; and (b) have any studies been undertaken to determine the cost of twinning Highway 17 from the Manitoba border to Thunder Bay, and, if so, what are the details, including (i) the date, (ii) who conducted the study, (iii) the projected cost?

With regard to federal funding for highway and associated infrastructure projects on the Trans-Canada Highway between Kamloops, British Columbia and the British Columbia-Alberta border since 2016: (a) what projects received federal funding; (b) in what year did each project occur; (c) what was the amount of federal funding allocated to each project; (d) what was the amount of provincial funding allocated to each project; and (e) what was the amount of federal funding allocated to planning and engineering for future projects on the Trans-Canada Highway within federal parks between Kamloops and the British Columbia-Alberta border?