My question is for Mayor Raven.
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities submitted information to the committee indicating that the infrastructure deficit was $126 billion.
I sympathize enormously with your problem. You aren't the only ones in Canada. We have the same kind of problem in Quebec. I've heard the same kind of comments in the high north. I've heard them everywhere.
People need a major infrastructure budget. I can't believe there are still people who don't understand that infrastructure is an investment. Allowing infrastructure to deteriorate and to be destroyed to the point where it becomes dangerous and where people die is irresponsible, particularly when the money is there.
As mayor and representative of all mayors, what additional budget are you requesting in order to correct the situation immediately, not only in your constituency, but in Canada as a whole, where these kinds of problems are not being solved?