Okay, I understand.
In your report, you say that it's unlikely that the Champlain Bridge will be inaugurated by December 21 of this year because, among other things, some 20 changes were decided on during the project and are actually still under negotiation with the builder, the municipalities and the provincial government.
My colleague Mrs. Mendès said it well: decisions were made late. We have been hearing about this issue for a long time in Quebec.
I know it's one hypothesis, but you have looked at a number of them. Had a traditional model been favoured since 2006, would we be facing these types of delays and a cost increase over the course of the process after it was decided to use a public-private partnership, a PPP, without having all the data for a comprehensive analysis?
I have said publicly that I often prefer public infrastructure.
As I told you, I like the fact that your report is looking toward the future. How can we learn from this experience when it comes to future decisions we will have to make? So the government needs to intervene early, as soon as a red flag is raised, and get started on studies.
If a traditional model had been chosen from the outset, would we have faced delays and these kinds of cost increases?