There is indeed a second phase of the Lachine Canal project. You should know that the project was originally divided into two parts over a matter of budgetary resources. That second phase consists essentially in completing renovation of the canal's physical infrastructure, which was the object of the first phase. It's also designed to give the organizations and businesses of the SouthWest the resources to animate the canal. It's been restored, and the SouthWest neighbourhoods obviously went into a fairly disastrous decline in the years after the seaway was opened.
We need a hand to restart activities, to animate the canal, to organize events and develop the heritage. There are historic buildings of national heritage importance that have been abandoned. If significant funding is not allocated by both Parks Canada and the public, businesses and organizations of the SouthWest, the canal will remain what it is now, a kind of bicycle path not particularly well maintained in the heart of the city. As citizens settle in the area around the canal, they're becoming increasingly demanding about adequate maintenance of this space. Unfortunately, it's not being well maintained.