Thank you, Mr. Vaillancourt and Mr. Bélanger. I would also like to thank the only real Bernard Généreux I know. He is the mayor of Saint-Prime, that the magnificent Ticouapé River flows through. His member of Parliament is Denis Lebel. I thank you for reminding us of that anecdote about the attendance of Mr. Lebel, who committed himself. Committing is one thing, honouring commitments is another.
Today, the federal government is going to have to act in good faith. Since the opening of Parliament on September 20, I have questioned the government about this two or three times a week. In addition to what you have already said, Mr. Vaillancourt, we might talk about bids that have been put in at totally unreasonable prices. In my riding, a little municipality by the name of Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans wants a recreation centre like the one Mr. Généreux was talking about. The cost had been estimated at about $600,000. The lowest bid put in came to $1.4 million. Some contractors are too overloaded to bid, but as well, the amounts of the bids submitted are unreasonable.
I would like to go back to your testimony, Mr. Vaillancourt. You referred to 80 projects, in the even that the deadline was not pushed back. That represents a hundred million dollars. Do those figures relate to municipalities as a whole, or just to your union? In the latter case, I would like to know what the situation is for the FQM.