Mr. Bouchard, as I indicated in my introductory remarks, the size of the regions and the number of residents are the main factors that will determine the cost of this proposal. That explains the significant gap between the two existing cost estimates. In order to arrive at a more precise estimate, the regions have to be defined. It would be possible to create a type of region similar to the one used by the government of Quebec and to come up with an estimate of about $180 million a year.
On November 25th, 2009. See this statement in context.