Thank you very much, and thanks for the opportunity to be here today. I'm wondering if that was Ms. Finlay's mayor and premier telling her about the Spadina investment in her own riding from this government and the over $1 billion we're recently announced in Toronto south, where there are no Conservative MPs. But that's probably another story for another time.
I'm just wondering what the reception has been from your organizations in relation to some of the things we have done. Let's not talk about the money, because it is fairly obvious from anybody who looks objectively that we have represented all Canadians, because all Canadians are receiving benefits from this stimulus funding and the infrastructure funding in a fair and equitable manner. But there are some other things that we've done, such as making the one-page application, cutting some of the red tape. The Liberals, for instance, since they're the only other governing party, have never spent more than $3 billion in any given year. Obviously we have an amazing challenge in front of us, and we've done some of that.
What is the reception in relation to cutting the red tape, for instance, and doubling the gas tax from $1 billion to $2 billion per year, and even accelerating that funding by some three or four months? What has been the reception by your organization?