Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities, meeting 23.
The orders of the day, pursuant to Standing Order 108(2): a study of the impact of the government's deadline of March 31, 2011, for infrastructure stimulus projects, and December 31, 2010, for the completion of projects under the recreational infrastructure Canada program, or RinC, and the water and waste-water pipeline renewal program, PRECO.
Joining us today from the Union of Quebec Municipalities are Gilles Vaillancourt, who is a member of the executive committee, president of the commission on fiscality and local finances, and mayor of the City of Laval; and Joël Bélanger, who is a policy adviser.
Welcome to our committee.
Mr. Bevington, on a point of order.