It is worth recalling that, for a period of about eight weeks, Quebec municipalities were penalized. That's important, Mr. Généreux, and you know that. They were penalized. They were not able to take advantage of a two-month period, whereas other municipalities in the rest of Canada, with more money perhaps, were able to take advantage of it. I know that there are municipal elections in other provinces—the committee will be hearing from officials representing municipalities outside Quebec—but the fact remains that there can be snags and that this is a fixed program, which is fine. That's fine, except that cities should not be penalized for attempting in good faith to stimulate economic recovery.
On June 10th, 2010. See this statement in context.