That's a hard question for somebody who operates on day-to-day activity, but certainly any investment in public transit is welcome.
We do have significant infrastructure needs: remaining in and continuing with the Canada Strategic Infrastructure Fund, remaining in and continuing with the funds that have already committed to public transit. Quite frankly, what we need is investment in the infrastructure, because we need to have the infrastructure there in order to have ridership growth.
The employer-provided taxes are specifically targeted to the employers and help the economy, which is one of the platforms. Because this tax investment helps people get to work, it certainly improves the economy.
If I had to choose between the two...they're both equally important. One is important to the economy of the cities, and the other is important to the environment by having the infrastructure there. It's a really hard choice. But we do appreciate any investment provided to public transit, because it helps the economy of the cities, it will help the environment, and it will help us be competitive.
Speaking for 120 different public transit systems...we'd all have our different views as to what is the most important aspect of this. The employer provided tax credit is important in order to grow the ridership, and we suggest that because of the recent investment in transit, the employer-provided tax would not be as expensive as it perhaps was in previous years.
In Windsor, I have a bus fleet age of 14 years. Until the investment from public transit came into being, I was running buses that were 35 years old. Now I'm able to reduce that fleet age to 10 years.