Mr. Chairman, I would like to ask Ms. Fraser one question.
Ms. Fraser, if you do not have enough time to answer, you can do so in writing.
My question pertains to chapter 1 specifically, which deals with infrastructure. Was the department able to properly assess the ability to undertake these projects during the identified time period? We know that there was a deadline. This is not the first time that we have raised alarm bells with the department and that we have drawn to its attention problems pertaining to projects that municipalities have begun or wish to begin but will be unable to complete before the deadline.
I have other questions. I wanted to know whether or not the departments considered the number of projects that were going to be undertaken at the same time and in the same region. Did they verify the availability of resources, assess whether or not there were adequate resources available in the area? If so, why did they ignore signals from the FQM and the UMQ, which are the primary organizations and associations representing municipalities in Quebec? I would also like to know whether the departments are working now, today, on an initiative to extend the deadline.