When Quebec solicits bids for its public transit project, local economic spinoff is one of the requirements.
In the case of the Champlain Bridge, we're talking about a project valued at $3 billion to $5 billion, which could generate up to 10,000 jobs. But if the government does nothing, in other words, if it doesn't impose a requirement, we could lose all those jobs. If the whole thing is left up to a private firm, it could solicit bids, and the concrete could from China, for example.