Completely. In any event, what we have been calling for since this action plan was first put in place is ease of access to the program. It absolutely has to be acknowledged that from the moment the agreements were signed, things speeded up visibly, particularly in the case of PRECO, the Pipeline Renewal Program, where we have seen things obviously speed up in implementation of the program and the ability to get projects in motion quickly.
That program has how reached cruising speed, although after the waiting period, in the weeks or months following the announcement, particularly in Lévis, it took some time to get the machine in gear. Nonetheless, we are seeking project implementation speed up. Not everything is perfect, but ideally, if we could have broken ground and got access to the money earlier, there would probably be even more projects in advanced stages.
Our concern is the two-year time limit, and it will always have to be kept in mind. We will have to ensure that for all components of the action plan, and not just PRECO, we are able to spend funds available. We do not want to leave a penny on the table. We have so much to catch up on, in terms of infrastructure, that I might say, "Fortunately, there is an economic crisis, because that means we can speed up the infrastructure program."
Apart from the economic crisis, the lag to be made up for is so large that we need a permanent infrastructure program. I don't want to play the game of comparing the successes of this government and the former government. We have to get programs up and running, from which we receive our fair share, and renew them in the long term, so we can do our own planning for the development of our communities under programs that are guaranteed permanent. I can assure you that it is not easy to manage development with an ultimatum every two years. These programs have to be unsealed or unlocked and made accessible on a permanent basis, so we can plan accordingly.