Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.
My question is for the representative of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
The committee has travelled across Canada in recent weeks. In many places, as a result of what's called the door to Asia, the opening of the Northwest Passage and the mining operations in northern Canada and northern Quebec, we've seen people call for infrastructure. They have needs, necessities. At times, it boiled down to the simple matter of having an icebreaker in the port of Thunder Bay during winter so that business could be done, or in the telecommunications field, being able to exchange credit card information through computer links. However, these needs are not currently being met and no budget has been set aside to do so.
Don't you think certain investments definitely become necessary at some point because, otherwise, all economic development opportunities are blocked?