Transit, Transportation, & Infrastructure platforms

Here's what the candidates in Rimouski—La Matapédia, and their parties, are promising.

Electric vehicles

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Bloc

  • Proposer du soutien financier aux développement du réseau de bornes de recharge

    Le Bloc Québécois proposera du soutien financier aux efforts du Québec et des provinces pour développer le réseau de bornes de recharge, incluant la recharge en milieux commercial et industriel ainsi qu’aux immeubles multilogements.

  • Déposera une loi zéro émission afin d’obliger les concessionnaires automobiles à tenir en stock un minimum de petits véhicules électriques
  • Remettre en place un crédit d’impôt d’une durée limitée pour l’achat ou la location d’un véhicule électrique

    Le Bloc Québécois remettra en place un crédit d’impôt d’une durée limitée pour l’achat ou la location d’un véhicule électrique, neuf ou usagé, tout en le modulant selon les revenus et en permettant d’y recourir une seule fois

  • Défendre que la filière batterie doive être développée au Québec à proximité de la ressource

    Le Bloc Québécois défendra que la filière batterie doive être développée au Québec à proximité de la ressource et non pas en Ontario dans l’industrie automobile à partir d’énergies polluantes. Il défendra le soutien à cette industrie, de l’extraction jusqu’à la transformation locale, puis le recyclage chez nous de ces matières cruciales.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Electric vehicles.
We don't have any Liberal policies on Electric vehicles.

NDP

  • Extend federal rebates for new electric vehicles up to $5,000
  • Double rebates for electric vehicles made in Canada to $10,000
  • Exclude electric vehicles made in China or by Tesla from EV rebates

    "And EVs made in China or by companies like Tesla that undermine Canada’s national interest and economic security will be excluded." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Electricity

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Electricity.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Electricity.

Liberal

  • Work with provinces and territories to build out an East-West electricity grid

    "working with provinces and territories to build out an East-West electricity grid, in a historic nation-building project, to secure Canadians’ access to affordable, reliable, clean, Canadian electricity;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

  • Invest in conventional and clean energy to reduce reliance on the United States

    "investing in Canada’s conventional and clean energy potential, so we can reduce our reliance on the United States and build trading relationships with reliable partners." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

"Build out Canada’s east-west electricity grid, a nation-building transmission project developed with provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners, and stakeholders. This commitment will unleash clean growth across the country, connecting more homes and businesses to the power of clean electricity and attracting new investments in resource projects. And we will open new markets for large electricity producers in Canada, such as Hydro-Québec and Manitoba Hydro, and enhance connectivity to low-emissions electricity needed for industry and the broader economy to reach net-zero emissions. This effort will strengthen our energy security and build Canada into one economy." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

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NDP

  • Start work on an east-west clean energy grid

    "We would start work on an East-West clean energy grid—a major country-building infrastructure project that could deliver affordable, clean and secure energy to people and businesses across the country." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

    "We recognize that clean electricity will be critical to building a competitive economy that supports people in local communities. We will aim to power Canada with net-zero electricity by 2035, moving to 100% non-emitting electricity by 2045. To support this goal we will bring together provinces and terriroties to prioritize the building of an East-West interprovincial power grid." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Aim for a net-zero electricity grid by 2035
  • Aim for a 100% non-emitting electricity grid by 2045

Infrastructure investment

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Infrastructure investment.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Infrastructure investment.

Liberal

  • Work with provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners on a corridor for transport, energy, critical minerals, and digital connectivity

    "Develop a trade and energy corridor, along with provinces, territories, and Indigenous partners, for transport, energy, critical minerals, and digital connectivity, including through the Trade Diversification Corridor Fund;" — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-16

  • Set Buy Canadian standards for federal infrastructure funding, including maximising use of Canadian steel, aluminum, and forestry products
  • Invest in northern infrastructure, including a new hydroelectricity project and other energy projects, new port projects, railways, airstrips, and highways, and housing stock

    "Invest in Northern infrastructure, including a new hydroelectricity project and other energy projects, so that people have access to safe, reliable energy; improve housing stock, accelerate housing development, and meet growing housing demand. We will also invest in new port projects, railways, airstrips, and highways, all with dual-use capabilities. This work will be undertaken with Arctic and Northern Indigenous partners." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Jointly identify projects of national interest with provinces, territories, and Indigenous peoples, and fast-track them

    "Protect our economic sovereignty by unlocking projects that grow our economy. We will work with provinces and territories and Indigenous Peoples to establish a list of nation-building projects that span provincial and territorial boundaries and deliver major economic and strategic benefits to Canadians. Long project approval timelines in Canada create significant investment uncertainty, hindering the rapid response needed to address today’s global economic shifts. We will prioritize funding and assessment resources for these projects on an expedited basis." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

NDP

  • Invest $4B over 4 years to top up the Building Canada Fund
  • Offer "Canada Victory Bonds" for people to invest in the country's economy

    "And we would offer Canada Victory Bonds as an opportunity for everyday Canadians to invest in the rebuilding of our economy." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Make Community Benefits Agreements between community, labour, governments, and employers for all federally-funded infrastructure projects

    "Local communities should receive the economic benefits and jobs from low-carbon projects. Community Benefits Agreements between community, labour, governments and employers for all federally-funded infrastructure projects will ensure communities get what they need to prosper." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Create a Northern Infrastructure Fund

Intercity transportation

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Bloc

  • Appuyer le développement d’un TGV

    Le Bloc appuiera le développement d’un TGV et,

    dans l’intervalle, travaillera à des solutions aux

    retards dans le transport en commun ferroviaire

    avec toutes les parties concernées.

  • Exiger que le fédéral soutienne toutes les initiatives québécoises en matière de transport afin de décloisonner les régions

    Le Bloc Québécois exigera que le fédéral soutienne toutes les initiatives

    québécoises en matière de transport afin de décloisonner

    les régions, notamment établir ou rétablir, un service

    ferroviaire, améliorer l’offre de transport aérien et les

    initiatives régionales, la diversification des vocations

    des aéroports régionaux et l’encadrement des

    pratiques hostiles à la concurrence d’Air Canada.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Intercity transportation.

Liberal

  • Build high-speed rail to connect communities between Windsor and Québec City
  • Direct the Canadian Transportation Agency to develop a plan to address accessibility concerns on aircraft and other modes of transport

    "Direct the Canadian Transportation Agency to develop a plan to address persistent complaints about accessibility on aircraft and other modes of transportation." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Consider contributing to the George Massey Tunnel, Edmonton-Calgary passenger rail, the Québec City Tramway, the Grays Bay Port and Road Project, and twinning the Trans-Canada Highway

    "Invest to build infrastructure that connects Canada, breaks down barriers, and brings people and economies closer together. We will work with all orders of government and Indigenous Peoples on critical infrastructure that connects communities. These could include contributions to projects such as the George Massey Tunnel that connects Richmond to Delta; supporting Alberta’s work on Edmonton to Calgary passenger rail; the Québec City Tramway; the Grays Bay Port and Road Project connecting the Arctic Ocean to Yellowknife and into southern Canada; and other projects such as the twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

  • Invest an additional $250M in the Rural Transit Solutions Fund to lower costs and support developing, expanding, and operating local, regional, and cross-Canada transit

    "Make rural and small communities more affordable and accessible through investing an additional $250 million in the Rural Transit Solutions Fund. By working with provinces and territories, we will lower costs and further support the development, expansion, and operation of local, regional, and cross-Canada transit and bus solutions that help Canadians get to work, school, medical appointments, and visit loved ones." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

NDP

  • Work with rural communities to reestablish bus routes abandoned by Greyhound
  • Create public, high-speed rail across Canada starting with the Quebec-Windsor corridor and Edmonton-Calgary-Banff

Municipal infrastructure

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We don't have any Bloc policies on Municipal infrastructure.
We don't have any Conservative policies on Municipal infrastructure.

Liberal

  • Invest $2B in building municipal infrastructure, prioritising municipalities that make progress on housing

    "Build community infrastructure that brings communities together. We will engage with municipalities that make progress on housing first." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

NDP

  • Support provinces to build infrastructure needed for housing growth, like water, transit, and public services, with $2B/year

    "The Communities First Fund will support provinces in building the infrastructure needed for growth – like water, transit, and public services." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

Public transit

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Bloc

  • Doubler le financement du transport collectif et soutenir tous les projets sélectionnés par le gouvernement du Québec
  • Proposer que le fédéral investisse dans le maintien des actifs de transport en commun

    Le Bloc proposera que le fédéral investisse aussi dans le maintien des actifs de transport en commun afin de préserver les infrastructures dont nous profitons déjà, par exemple, le métro de Montréal.

  • Réinstaurer un crédit d’impôt pour un abonnement de transport en commun ou l’utilisation d’un service d’autopartage

    Il militera pour des mesures encourageant la population à la mobilité durable, par exemple le retour d’un crédit d’impôt pour un abonnement de transport en commun ou l’utilisation d’un service d’autopartage.

We don't have any Conservative policies on Public transit.

Liberal

  • Invest an additional $250M in the Rural Transit Solutions Fund to lower costs and support developing, expanding, and operating local, regional, and cross-Canada transit

    "Make rural and small communities more affordable and accessible through investing an additional $250 million in the Rural Transit Solutions Fund. By working with provinces and territories, we will lower costs and further support the development, expansion, and operation of local, regional, and cross-Canada transit and bus solutions that help Canadians get to work, school, medical appointments, and visit loved ones." — liberal.ca, retrieved 2025-04-21

NDP

  • Work with provinces and municipalities to double public transit ridership by 2035
  • Expand the Canada Public Transit Fund, which currently gives money to municipalities to fund capital projects, to include operations funding as well

    "We will work with provinces and municipalities with a goal of doubling public transit ridership by 2035, including expanding the Canada Public Transit Fund to include operations funding." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19

  • Support provinces to build infrastructure needed for housing growth, like water, transit, and public services, with $2B/year

    "The Communities First Fund will support provinces in building the infrastructure needed for growth – like water, transit, and public services." — ndp.ca, retrieved 2025-04-19