It is absolutely that: Accountability is key, as is making sure that delivery happens almost immediately. Ottawa is a gold star example of what we're doing right now. You're seeing the money being invested immediately.
Municipalities across the country also want to invest immediately, but having the development charge made whole was always a concern. It looks like there's been a lot of clarity on that. I think it's going to help.
Obviously, there's still concern about the rural and less suburban northern areas, but we're working with the government and we think we have a plan. We're going to roll that out even if it means working with the provinces. We have no objection to that, but we must ensure there are benchmarks so we're rolling things out in a timely fashion.
Municipalities are ready to deliver. We've proven it here in Ottawa, and across the country we're quite ready to do the same.
