Most of my questions will be for M. Girard.
Of course, the issue of the Champlain Bridge is crucial. We are talking about 160,000 cars a day. The value of the products that transit over the Champlain Bridge is approximately $20 billion a year. It has been estimated, I believe, that the value of goods crossing the Champlain Bridge represents approximately 15% to 20% of the Quebec GDP.
I found it interesting that in one of the recommendations in your presentation, you suggested that the federal government work in close cooperation with the Government of Quebec. According to the Minister of Transport, Mr. Lebel, this has already been going on and there have been several dozen meetings.
Are such intense negotiations really going on, or do you have another impression?
What is the problem currently, in your opinion, with negotiations between Quebec and Ottawa?