Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question is for Mr. Légaré.
I am pleased that you mentioned the success of the city of Lévis. My riding includes half of Lévis, all of Lotbinière and part of Beauce-Nord.
P3s are a success in Lévis. These partnerships mainly enable people to engage in these great projects. These are NPOs administered by volunteers. These people really add value to the projects as a whole, not to mention the maintenance and services they provide to the public. Through their commitment, people ensure that these multi-purpose centres operate at full capacity.
In many cases, these are people who directed sports organizations that had needs. These people also invest themselves in their infrastructure. They deserve a tip of the hat from us. This phenomenon has been around in my riding for more than 20 years. Some small municipalities of 1,000 inhabitants developed these kinds of partnerships in the 1990s. I can tell you that because I sat on those boards. Some municipalities built themselves very high-quality multi-purpose centres at very low cost.
Could more municipalities benefit from this kind of partnership through projects of $10 million or less? P3s are often talked about in connection with major projects, but I believe we have neglected to promote small projects.