Again, I'd just like to reiterate our position on the infrastructure bank. We don't feel that it is a necessary piece of infrastructure here in Ottawa. Allocations could simply have been made to P3 Canada.
We certainly understand the motive of the government but we just do not agree that this is the correct mechanism, and I certainly hope that the other place does consider whether this committee process with two hours of testimony...I also know about the infrastructure committee, so we'll give it four hours of testimony coupled with clause-by-clause. I don't feel that's adequate given the amount of investment that will be made, and certainly our votes are going to be against this, bearing in mind that when the previous government decided to invest heavily in infrastructure, when the time came, we did so quickly and efficiently without having to add new bureaucracies here in Ottawa, where the governance questions have been played out in the media multiple times, and with the government not being entirely clear which side it lands on.
We will be voting against the proposal, but I want to thank the professionals who are here today for the work they do for Canadians.