A BC Ferries vessel Island Nagalis arrives in Campbell River, B.C., in a file photo. Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press
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.
