Thank you, Madam Chair. Our witnesses will have to give us very brief answers.
Greetings, gentlemen, and thank you for coming here to shed some light on this subject. I would like to know what powers the city has and what powers Treasury Board has. We must not confuse the two.
My first question is for Mr.Kirkpatrick. In general, when city council makes a decision, it is supposed to be independent and oversee the requests made by the council members. Cities are independent, even with regard to an infrastructure program, is that right?