We work very closely with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, which is one of the major stakeholders in that respect. We are in constant discussions with the people from the federation in order to find out the needs of the communities.
FCM members include large cities as well as rural and northern communities. We try to have discussions with the FCM as often as possible, in order to find out what the real needs of the communities are. The federation represents all municipalities, but our discussions are with a number of the members in order to find out their needs. We take those points of view into account when we come to develop policies in cabinet.