I don't expect that you're going to write Toronto a cheque without our being able to satisfy you that we're an efficient operator and that our needs are real. We have a 10-year capital program and we'd be happy to sit down with anybody to take them through it and demonstrate what our needs are, all the way from track replacement, whether it's streetcar or subway track signal equipment, to all the kinds of equipment that we need to maintain in the existing system.
We can demonstrate that because our signal system is aging, it should be replaced with an automatic train control system, which is a more efficient signal system and will carry more customers because the trains can be more evenly spaced. That's good bang for your buck. We can demonstrate a business need for that. The Toronto Rockets are an excellent example. They're a higher-capacity train; we're carrying more people.
We've clearly set out and can demonstrate a 10-year capital program. We can show you what our operating budget is and what we expect it to look like in two or three years from now with our ridership and the challenges we face in that area.
So clearly, yes, we're here to ask for more support. We appreciate the support we have. We clearly need more, but we can demonstrate what those needs are. We can also demonstrate that in order to minimize the impact on the funding that we currently have, we're actually taking some steps in the outer part of this decade to reduce street car orders in a way that will actually stifle the growth that's coming at us. That's not the right thing for the City of Toronto; it's not what we should be doing--