I appreciate the question. I would just like to say that it was perfectly logical for the government to impose a deadline, because otherwise, people would not have felt the urgency. We accepted the fact that both governments subscribed to a deadline. However, the same logic of accountability for the use of public money should now prevail, and the deadline should be extended. At the time, it was important—the federal government wanted to stimulate economic recovery and inject money into the economy, so that work could actually be carried out. That worked very well. However, municipalities should not be deprived. Ultimately, the ones who will end up funding economic recovery through various projects—some parts of which will not be subsidized—are the poor municipalities who, by the very fact of that, will be the only ones not to really enjoy the spinoffs.
On June 10th, 2010. See this statement in context.