As regards the Mercier Bridge, sir, you know that the federal portion of the work was mostly completed. A part of the work that also involved the Quebec government has been postponed because we could not agree on the awarding of the contract. That caused some delays for us and funding had to be carried forward. This was somewhat the same principle as for infrastructure, as we were discussing a moment ago. The money must be requested and it will be paid once we have the invoices. So that part is going well.
The Jacques-Cartier Bridge, as you know, is monitored in the same way as the Champlain Bridge, which is monitored daily. This bridge is probably monitored more than any other in the country, using all those sensors, to guarantee safety.
I personally use it quite a bit less often than a Montreal resident since I come from Lac-Saint-Jean, but I have no problems driving on it. I know that people from the South Shore are following this with great interest. The bridge is being monitored to a high degree. Regular and work is done on the Jacques-Cartier Bridge, but it still has several decades of life left in it.
The condition of the bridges in Montreal is very well monitored at the present time. A new bridge will be built over the St. Lawrence. The status of the Jacques-Cartier Bridge is religiously monitored. The federal portion of the Mercier Bridge is paid for and we will be completing talks with Quebec for the rest of the work, and we will also respect the first nations.