First, I had a chance to read Mr. Landon's comments. I do not think that we will learn anything else from him. What is done is done.
I still have one other comment to make. I had the chance to discuss it with Mr. Kennedy. In Quebec, the dollars have been distributed pretty fairly, which is why we did not jump on this bandwagon. Things are somewhat balanced in Quebec. So far, I cannot say that we are totally satisfied, but there is a balance. And so long as discontent does not spread among mayors....
Earlier, the parliamentary secretary said that the federal government was supporting provinces and cities, because they are the ones—along with the municipal officials—making the decisions. In Quebec, they are all on the campaign trail. If the program was not going well, we would hear about it. We are not hearing about it, and it is going fairly well. It seems to be a settling of political scores. There are other arenas for this; I think Mr. Kennedy is well aware of that. Using the committee for this....