First of all, we are not entirely familiar with these.
Yesterday, I was at a meeting of some of the members of the Big City Mayors' Caucus of Canada. They have certain serious concerns, for instance with regard to the size of projects.
Gatineau is the 17th largest city in Canada. If we are talking about very large projects, it could mean that only five or six cities in Canada will be able to benefit from that fund. We do not often have projects of more than $100 million. However, we have some important problems to solve. There are also the criteria to be considered. What is a P3? As a previous speaker said very well, the definition of the P3 is quite vague.
In principle, each of the projects will be studied. If we can obtain a contribution from the private sector, in whatever form, we are going to consider it. This isn't an ideological question, but what we know so far does not allow us to offer a very specific opinion on the substance.
We are pleased that there is a fund. We are talking about $1 billion a year for public transit. Right now, we have to seek funds from the Building Canada Fund to invest in public transit.
The amount of money available is interesting, but we have some serious reservations about the mechanics of it all. We really fear that only five or six large cities in Canada are going to be able to have access to it. As someone said before, the criteria apply to large complex projects, and we don't do that very often. This will not be happening in Gatineau.