I would be the first to recognize that, to try to keep the current bridge in repair until the new bridge's construction was finished, Quebec engineers were brilliant in finding innovative solutions to support the bridge, such as the super beam.
What is shocking to me is that, for those who use the bridge, it seemed obvious that the bridge was falling apart. So how did people whose main responsibility is to ensure the maintenance of federal infrastructure spend so many years neglecting that?
You just told me that you could not answer that question, but I would like us to be able to come to a conclusion on that some day. I'm not talking about Infrastructure Canada officials, but more specifically about administrators and managers from the JCCBI, who are on the ground and should be able to clearly indicate the state of the bridges.
Ms. Gillis, do you have anything to add?