Transport committee  Exactly.

Transport committee  I am not directly involved in those projects, but I could provide you with that information.

Transport committee  The Government of Canada's role varies according to the current government's objectives. Now we negotiate directly with the provinces. The Government of Canada rarely negotiates agreements with municipalities, except when the province is okay with it. The Constitution clearly st

Transport committee  Unfortunately....

Transport committee  I am not directly involved in the Champlain Bridge project.

Transport committee  No, to tell you the truth, that is handled by Transport Canada. We are part of the same portfolio, but I am the Assistant Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Canada.

Transport committee  At Infrastructure Canada, we have a small research program that works with universities and colleges.

Transport committee  I think it's $40 million in Quebec alone. In addition, for each jurisdiction, we can earmark 1% of the infrastructure money available for the research sector. However, that money is not used very much, since the demands for capital construction [Editor's note: inaudible].

Transport committee  I think the situation in every municipality is unique and the municipalities are best placed to answer those questions. Generally speaking, what the Government of Canada looks at when transit infrastructure projects are proposed is essentially whether it is a reasonable project

Transport committee  Quebec's portion of the Infrastructure Stimulus Fund was about $1 billion.

Transport committee  Yes.

Transport committee  We usually don't negotiate directly with Quebec's municipalities. We deal mainly with the Government of Quebec. According to the terms of the framework agreements negotiated by the Government of Canada and the Government of Quebec....

Transport committee  No, we're not talking about the Constitution.

Transport committee  Typically the way the Government of Canada engages with the provinces and territories on infrastructure issues is on a bilateral basis. We tend to have talks between Canada and Newfoundland, Canada and Ontario, and Canada and Quebec. When we talk nationally, it becomes much more

Transport committee  Thank you. There were a lot of questions there, so I'll try to unpack a few of them. Fundamentally, your first question, I think, is about leadership. In terms of leadership, I think the federal government has shown tremendous leadership, probably starting in 2000, in terms of