I'll say a number of things. One, I think it's part of infrastructure, it's part of our economic action plan. We want to see things happen; if there were an easy way to make things happen, it would have been done a long time ago.
I took the opportunity to meet with every territorial government and every provincial government, and with municipal representatives from every part of the country. They to a person, virtually every single one, mentioned this as being a major barrier to infrastructure development. I believe one premier called it the biggest job killer in his province.
I certainly saw the good work that the committee had done in the previous Parliament. I think we're facing a significant economic challenge. While it started in the United States, it has certainly arrived in Canada, and Canadians want action.
As I said, there was virtual unanimity that it was a major problem. A good number of folks wanted us to just repeal the whole thing outright. I think we took a balanced approach. We need that to get infrastructure projects moving, and that's why it's part of the budget bill.
We'd be very pleased to offer you or any member of the committee a full briefing on what's been done. I certainly welcome any comments and feedback, but we are looking for speed. I don't hide that or apologize for it.