A witness from the Canadian Bus Association told the Committee that approximately 10% of revenues went for that purpose.[26] The orientation document provided to the Committee by the Minister suggests, based on surveys in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor, that 15% of total passengers were those whose trips began or ended in small communities. This group of bus travellers is the one that most often benefits from cross-subsidization.
Un témoin de l’Association canadienne de l’autobus a indiqué au Comité qu’environ 10 % de ses revenus servent à cette fin.[26] Le document d’orientation fourni par le Ministre suggère que, dans le corridor Québec-Windsor, 15 % des passagers se déplacent depuis ou vers de petites localités et forment le groupe profitant le plus de l’interfinancement.
