As I mentioned earlier, this past month, the IMF indicated that, according to international organizations, the time had come to take steps to encourage infrastructure investment. I am not fundamentally worried that we are falling behind developing countries. But we do need to ensure we maintain our situation here, in Canada.
Data provided by international institutions, such as the IMF, has shown that the quality of Canada's infrastructure could be better, particularly its road network. Of course, a large part of that falls under provincial jurisdiction. Through the Building Canada plan, however, the federal government can play a key role in helping the provinces improve the quality of their networks.
That's an important theme that I tried to highlight earlier. The IMF also stated the importance of investing in the right projects. Not every investment is necessarily a good one. We must equip ourselves with a proper process for selecting projects, one that allows us to boost economic productivity. That is the real challenge. That is the case not just for developing countries, but also, most certainly, for us, in the North American context.