For example, in your province of Manitoba, the government and the economic action plan identified, as the Federation of Canadian Municipalities suggested, that putting money into public works and infrastructure would help create jobs, both from a material standpoint and from a construction standpoint. That's the premise. We're working collaboratively with the provincial and municipal governments. What I don't think we can do is simply impose a level of bureaucracy and micro-management to say, “Great. You're building a new building. Where did that steel come from? How many jobs are created by the steel? Listen, you've put a tender out. You got two bids. Which one is going to hire more? Which one is the best cost?”
There's a fundamental principle: to get people to work and to build public infrastructure so we have cleaner water, better public transit, safer bridges, better highways, etc. I am loath to say to every municipality that they have to hire a bunch of accountants to report back on a day-to-day basis or an hour-to-hour basis how many people are being employed. I would encourage members to look in their own constituencies, look in their own regions, talk to their municipal leaders, get the list of the projects, go to the Internet where all the details are, travel around, and see the work that's being done. I think it's pretty positive.