Thank you very much. Thank you, gentlemen, for being here today.
Unlike Mr. Nicholls, I have not used my CAA membership card very often, as I never forgot my keys in my car. However, I certainly recognize the importance of your services. You publish splendid, very interesting atlases and they make very nice Christmas gifts.
But seriously, with all of our witnesses—and I am pleased that you are here—we talk a lot about public transit and having a national strategy. But I always get the impression that people are saying that the car and the bus are mutually exclusive. That is one perspective we hear about.
I am happy to hear your comments today, because basically you are saying that one can benefit from public transit while owning a car. Practical reality is important in a national strategy. That is the relationship between the individuals and the services they access. This is the approach I'd like to explore with you today.
Everyone needs money. Currently, there are issues of governance, mobility and the sustainability of infrastructure. For instance, bridges in Montreal are attracting interest because they are falling down. We don't have a choice. Since we don't want them to deteriorate any further, we have to deal with them.
Since you also have to deal with the federation—we put up with it as well, and someone from Quebec could write books on the constitutional aspect of things—what do you think should be the first rung of a strategy? Should we come up with a governance structure involving the various jurisdictions, or should we begin first of all rather by trying to understand each other? I am talking about drivers and public transit users.
Can we chew gum and walk at the same time?