Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, as we know, infrastructure investments generate five times as much spin-off as corporate tax cuts. That information comes from the 2009 budget. According to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canada has a structural deficit. We are talking about infrastructure worth $120 billion or more.
As you mentioned, the Standing Committee on Finance has travelled across Canada. Economic experts, as well as business and chamber of commerce representatives called for more investments in infrastructure. Today, we had with us representatives from the Assembly of First Nations, and even the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada was on the Hill. Those people are also calling for increased investments in that area. That is an urgent need.
We know that those types of investments lead to job creation and economic development. They also encourage stability here in Canada. Why then should we limit those investments? Do you think that the measures taken as part of Bill C-13 are sufficient to resolve the infrastructure deficit issue?