Thank you, Madam Chair.
I am pleased to have the opportunity to speak to the committee today. I would like to say hello to Mr. Généreux and Mr. Perras. I am more familiar with the situation in Quebec because this summer I had the opportunity to make a number of announcements and meet with several of your fellow mayors in several municipalities, both in small municipalities located in the regions and in larger ones. This was a real pleasure for me.
Mr. Généreux, I do not understand why you are saying things are slow. In the February budget, we announced a bold economic recovery plan. Agreements were signed with Quebec in early June, so that was only three months. More announcements were made by the Conservative governments in seven months than I think there were during the last seven Liberal years. I think we have made an unprecedented effort.
Do you acknowledge that in all cases it is Quebec that is administering the submission of new projects? We are a key partner of the Government of Quebec, but it is that government that administers all the files. We are happy to collaborate with it. We have a very good partnership, but it is really Quebec that determines what the projects will be and the speed at which they are to be set up.