At present there is no coherent European framework for the deployment and use of intelligent transport systems (ITS) in the road sector, while for other modes of transport, as Mr Savary pointed out, specific plans have been created: SESAR, the new-generation air traffic management system, RIS for river transport and VTMIS for sea transport, not forgetting the RTMS system for rail transport.

My personal long-standing fight for the mass introduction of eCall, the electronic emergency callout system, brings the urgency of this home to me almost daily, and intelligent transport systems can do so much more.

– the report by Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other transport modes (COM(2008)0887 - C6-0512/2008 - 2008/0263(COD)) (A6-0226/2009).

The GVTA endorses recommendations also made by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, urging the federal government to: establish a new program of investments in multimodal integrated transportation systems, including urban transit, in collaboration with provincial, territorial, and municipal governments, with up to $1 billion in federal funds per year within five years; consider funding its contribution to such systems by allocating a portion of the fuel tax and encouraging provincial and territorial governments not yet doing so to match the federal contribution; supporting municipal governments' investments in comprehensive trans ...[+++]portation management plans, including assessments of financial options, low-cost solutions, user fees, and vehicle and parking restrictions; and committing to eliminating excise taxes and the GST on fuels used in municipal transit systems and on transportation and initiatives aimed at increasing the use of public transit, such as making employer-provided transit passes a non-taxable benefit.

Many of these farmers ask that the Minister of Transport conduct a review of the grain handling and transportation system and whether efficiencies of the grain transportation system are being shared by shippers and railroad companies before moving to a deregulated system.

You said that, yes, Transport Canada is the lead federal agency responsible for marine transportation and Transport Canada is responsible for acts of unlawful interference with the transportation system and the security of the Canadian national transportation system.