You can do it, as parliamentarians. You need to persuade the government to allow us a little flexibility in assigning us a deadline. That's the only thing we're asking for. Simply to allow the people who signed up for the program in good faith and have experienced delays that are not necessarily their fault to qualify, without being forced to bear a larger share than other municipal taxpayers for the economic recovery plan.
I am speaking to all of the parliamentarians around this table. You have to understand that 84% of all municipal debt in Canada is owed by Quebec municipalities. Every dollar in subsidies that they lose and have to absorb themselves will be a very high penalty.