Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Hello, gentlemen.
Minister, during a previous appearance before this committee, you mentioned that each of the three levels of government has to contribute one third. Since small communities have less money than larger ones, I had asked you whether the federal government could contribute 50%, the province, 35%, and the municipality, 15%.
I then talked to an economist, who told me that of the 35%, the federal government received 18% in taxes and the province,17%. Could you change your distribution method? Instead of each level of government contributing a third, how about 40-40-20 or 50-35-15, in order to help smaller communities. Remember that it is always the same people who pay. Whether it is a loan to the federal, provincial or municipal government, it always comes out of the same pockets.