Thank you, Mr. Webster. It's good to see you again.
I see that last week the prototype for your new streetcar arrived in Toronto. The federal government decided not to assist in the funding of streetcars, even though these were identified at the time as a top priority for the City of Toronto. At our committee, and in the House of Commons, I've heard from the government side that they don't want to tell the municipalities or transit authorities what to do. They want local autonomy.
Perhaps you can describe to us why you think the City of Toronto and, of course, the TTC unanimously endorse the purchasing of these new streetcars, and how, if we have a national public transit strategy and a plan is determined for that, there wouldn't have to be a lot of discussion on what should or shouldn't be funded. At this point, the federal government is telling transit authorities what they should or should not have by not funding something that is a top priority for the City of Toronto.