 my friends I know you can tell I'm extremely happy to be here in Churchill today I know that things haven't been easy for the past year and a half for members of the community ever since a devastating flood badly damaged the Hudson Bay rail line land access to Canada's only deep water Arctic port has been cut off you all know too well the kind of far-reaching consequences this has had on your community prices surged projects had to be put on hold plans had to be delayed families students workers and shop owners were left stranded from the outset as I told Mike our government was determined to restore land access to Churchill we wanted to establish a new model of ownership for the future that would empower the community and indigenous peoples in the spirit of reconciliation we know that nobody is more vested in the future of this rail and this port than the people who live here our goal was to find the right partners to see this project through and after more than a year of hard work our government successfully facilitated the deal struck between Arctic Gateway Group and the former owner the rail now the rail line is now partly owned by the community and on that note I need to acknowledge the incredible work done by a proud man at Oben my friend minister Jim Carr on this file thank you Jim see this has been a model of community empowerment and economic development for others to follow two great Canadian companies came together Fairfax financial and AGT foods along with community leaders to ensure the future of not only the rail line but also this port racing against the changing seasons this new partnership group faced its first big challenge fixing the rail line before winter and my friends as we saw last night they were more than up to the task this means that families will once again be connected to each other the tourists will visit the polar bear capital of Canada and that the port will resume its operations that's just not a line polar bear capital of Canada as we drove in from the airport half an hour ago I spotted my pole by first polar bear in Churchill so with this new deal Churchill will have full control over its future now I want to take this moment to thank the people of Churchill for your patience I know times have been incredibly tough but the resilience and determination you have shown has been inspiring you organized town halls you made your voices heard and when things weren't moving fast enough you put pressure on everyone involved you did everything you needed to do to make sure we got this done and that we got this done right and today I'm happy to announce that the long wait will now be over the rail line is expected to resume its regular operations servicing both passengers and freight by the end of November this this is your victory we owe the progress we made to your dedication hard work and perseverance today's announcement marks the beginning of a new chapter for Churchill one where people can enjoy everything their town has to offer and can share it with visitors la voie ferrée permettra également d'attirer des nouveaux investissement qui sont de plus sont plus que nécessaire dans la communauté et de créer de meilleures occasions pour les gens et les petites entreprises d'ici par exemple bel vous voulez installer la nouvelle génération d'internet par fibres optique à Churchill mais pour apporter le tout le matériel requis il y avait besoin d'une voie ferrée en fonction alors quand le service reprendra la ville va attirer plus d'investissement comme celui-là qui permettront à la communauté d'aller de l'avant cela dit notre soutien ne se limite pas à mettre la voie ferrée entre les mains des nouveaux propriétaires et de fournir les fonds pour la rétablir nous nous sommes aussi engagés à verser 43 millions de dollars sur 10 ans pour veiller au bon fonctionnement de la voie et nous continuons à faire des investissements judicieux et ciblés dans la communauté today we are also announcing more than 3.8 million dollars towards 40 projects that will increase tourism provide skills training help offset the freight costs stemming from the rail line closure and open the door for even more investments in the community and more opportunities for residents we're also taking unprecedented steps to fight climate change here in Churchill you've seen firsthand what climate inaction looks like and your community has been at the forefront of the effects of climate change that's why last week we announced our plan to put a price on pollution starting in 2019 manitobans will directly receive a climate action incentive this incentive will help Canadians adjust to an economy in which pollution is no longer free I will also note that there will be a 10% top-up for people living in remote communities like Churchill in Manitoba this means that a family of four will receive on average 339 dollars every year le reste des recettes que nous allons recueillir au moyen de la tarification de la pollution permettra de financer des programmes d'efficacité énergétique pour les petites et moyennes entreprises les municipalités les universités les écoles les hôpitaux les les organisations sans-bulucratif et les communautés autochtones nous pourront aussi aider à protéger l'environnement à créer de l'emploi et à renforcer l'économie locale today is great news for the people of Manitoba and indeed all Canadians for generations to come I'm gonna end it here because I know I want to take some questions and I'm looking forward to the community celebration shortly but I really want to say thank you thank you for being here this morning thank you for working with us thank you for opening this new chapter on a brighter future for Churchill and for Manitoba merci beaucoup mes amis