Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. Vaillancourt, I am really pleased to see you here today. Welcome to the committee.
First of all, with your permission, I would like to take a few minutes, on behalf of my colleagues, to commend you for your work, particularly as President of the Coalition pour le renouvellement des infrastructures. I recall that in 2005, when I became a member of the UMQ as Mayor of La Pocatière, you had made representations to UMQ mayors. You were very dynamic in ensuring that higher levels of government would invest in infrastructure. The results today, and what we are talking about now, have come about thanks to you in part, and also because you worked very hard. The federal government, particularly ours, has invested billions of dollars in the last two years to renew this infrastructure. So, I want to thank you for the work you have done because all municipalities across Quebec have benefited and are now benefiting from that work.
With respect to your comments, you obviously know that this is a tripartite project or partnership with Quebec. We haven't talked much about Quebec, and we are in Ottawa today, of course, but as you know, with agreements—