I found the discussions with the universities and their needs very interesting. I've been in the field of education for some 40 years.
But let us not forget that those students have to come from somewhere. They come from municipalities, and we as municipalities are continually being asked to do more and more for our citizens. We're into such things as making sure they have safe potable water and looking after recreation, wellness, health, doctor recruitment, economic development--all those issues. We want our students to come back to our communities. Yes, they are going to be educated, but they have to come back, and as municipalities, we have to have something for them.
What we're asking is this. We require long-term predictable funding so that municipalities can do the things they have to do in order to keep our young people coming back to our communities. This is extremely important. This is the one message we do want to give you. We require long-term predictable funding like the gas tax. That's an excellent program. We want that to continue and others like it.