I want to come back to the Champlain Bridge, since it's a big issue in Montreal.
You are saying that the money allocated to Ottawa and Vancouver was part of provincial envelopes. However, since 2011, you have been passing various pieces of legislation in order to impose crippling costs on the provinces.
Quebec asked for your help with public transit on the Champlain Bridge because the province is currently unable to meet those costs. You began your presentation by saying that the economy was a priority for you. However, we know how much vehicular traffic costs daily in Montreal. I don't understand how intelligent people can tell us that their priority is the economy, but that they will not invest to resolve an issue that is costing us dearly. I think that is a lack of vision that affects the city of Montreal and Canada as a whole. How can you not consider this to be an investment?
As for my second question, I have not seen anything in the budget that will remedy the issue of vehicular traffic while the construction is ongoing. The traffic problem affects not only the section between Longueuil and Montreal, but also the west and the east. I receive calls from my constituents about this every day. Some of them tell me that it can take them two hours to reach downtown, which is only 12 kilometres away. Walking there would be faster. That makes no sense.
Could you tell me what you plan to do about the vehicular traffic issue as a whole? Currently, the budget does not address that concern.