First of all, I would offer that what's in it for the federal government is the positioning of the economy to prosper in the future. I think that's what's in it for the federal government.
In terms of the role of the federal government in these processes, yes, obviously a funding role is seen as an important one on the capital side of the equation. I don't know what your previous witnesses have said, but when I look back on the past generation of cost-shared programs with federal, provincial, and municipal governments, I see outcomes that have been less than optimal. It takes a long time: we can't align different mandates and different terms of governments to make effective decision-making.
So some of the principles I've outlined are really to try to drive, in a more effective fashion going forward, how we deliver the infrastructure that is important to these regions in a more efficient fashion.