Madam Chair, through you, thank you to Mr. Vis for the question. Naming an aquatic centre after me seems a bit counterintuitive. I don't look like somebody who's spent a lot of time swimming laps in a pool. I'm flattered by your enthusiasm.
You're absolutely right. I represent a series of small, rural communities in New Brunswick. It is a challenge. We've talked about this with respect to projects in your riding, Mr. Vis, on the infrastructure space. It is a challenge to have smaller communities develop or have the capacity to apply to federal programs. In many cases, they're very technical and complicated. A net-zero attestation clause ensured that many small communities, at least in the initial rounds, weren't able to benefit from these programs. I'm happy that ones that are important to you did, but I think we have a lot of work to do as a government to ensure that the infrastructure investments are shared with communities big and small across the country.
I had this conversation at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities meeting in Regina with a series of mayors from small, rural communities last week, on Friday.