You may tell them that the next three or four years are going to be difficult. We have 1,700 buses. Before we can get new ones, we have to have a transport centre, which will cost between 160 and 175 million dollars to build, because we have to maintain them, repair them, etc.
And so things are going to be tight over the next two or three years. As of 2014, 2015, and 2016, we will have our new transport centres, new buses, and more reserved bus lanes. We will be going from 100 kilometres to close to 350 kilometres, which will help us to save time. With more buses, we will provide service to more people.
As for the subway, the new cars will accommodate more people. Thus, as of 2014, 2015 and 2016, we will be able to redeploy our fleet. We are, most importantly, going to have real-time information, as they have in other cities in Canada.
Don't tell them not to try between now and then. In fact, when the rollout of a public transit system is experiencing a delay, you can't find buses at Dollarama or at Wise's.
You see one year, two years, or three years between the time you have tenders to buy the bus and the time you receive the bus.
That is what I can tell you, in general.
I know that that is not much consolation, but things are going to be tight over the next few years.