Now it is my turn to speak.
You know that the public is realizing that using urban transit improves the quality of life for everyone. Moreover, people who work in urban transit regularly tell me that the public is now in favour of more investment in mass transit. The fact that the government has shown more leadership in urban transit serves to strengthen the public resolve. I can say without any hesitation and quite impartially that in recent years, all federal parties have played a great role in championing urban transit. They have been true leaders when it comes to funding, tax measures and other public interest policies related to urban transit.
For example, we would never have been invited to this committee 10 years ago to discuss urban transit, and the federal government would not have considered it to be part of its jurisdiction. Fortunately, times have changed, and all of the party leaders with whom we have met on numerous occasions have demonstrated that they support federal involvement in mass transit. We would therefore like to thank all of the parties for the leadership that they have shown on this issue.
We have already accomplished a great deal together, but there is still much work to be done.