Forgive me, but we have to leave soon to head back to Montreal; as you know, you always have to build in an extra 15 minutes for the traffic cones. I'd just like to say one last thing, though.
We debated the merits of the east-west oil pipeline, but I think we are forgetting a crucial piece of infrastructure for Quebec and Canada: digital infrastructure. The CRTC ruled that, in the next five or 10 years, all fixed broadband Internet access had to meet the universal download speed objective of 50 Mbps, or megabits per second. In some Scandinavian countries, that standard currently sits at 100 Mbps or 110 Mbps. That means our small businesses in the regions lacking telecommunications infrastructure don't have access to that crucial ingredient, possibly jeopardizing their growth.
We encourage our businesses to enter into global value chains, with a German company, for instance. When the system goes down, though, because of a spike in tourists, as one region in Quebec experienced in the summer, it shows just how much work we have to do.
The government has to get involved. It can look to northern Ontario for models. There, the private sector and governments have joined forces to set up telecommunications infrastructure. I think we need to be mindful of the importance of that infrastructure.
Thank you.