The federal Transport Committee has voted to study BC Ferries’ decision to hire a Chinese state-owned shipyard to build four new ferries for its passenger fleet, in a deal that was financed by a $1 billion contribution from the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB).
The committee voted on July 7 to hold four one-hour-long meetings to hear testimonies from Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, CIB CEO Ehren Cory, and BC Ferries CEO Nicolas Jimenez.
The meetings will be held within 30 days following the adoption of the motion.
“I find it outrageous that the Crown corporation known as the Canadian Infrastructure Bank is actively financing the outsourcing of Canadian jobs,” Conservative MP and transportation critic Dan Albas said. “This is wrong. We need to have some answers to the government’s true position on this, because we have conflicting reports that have played out over the media.”…