I'm not saying it was wrong to have this March 31 deadline at the beginning. I'm not saying that was wrong at all. But here we are with winter approaching and not much construction season left before the deadline. I'm saying that now is a different time from a year ago, and I don't understand what would be the downside. Why not simply grant a six-month extension at this point? It would be simple, it would be fair, it would allow municipalities to plan, and it would alleviate the risk of downloading the costs to municipal taxpayers. I can't see any downside for it at this time.
I don't understand why you seem to be hiding behind the provinces. If Brantford, for example, has a problem through no fault of its own, simply grant an extension to Brantford—although I'm saying grant it to everybody. But why do you hide behind the provinces on this matter?