Mr. Mayor, Mr. Bélanger, I am pleased to meet with you again.
Obviously, as you said, the interlocutor is the FCM, but that does not mean things have not been done in Quebec. In fact, you recently produced a white paper. A lot of things are being done in Quebec. I am trying to be constructive today. Of course, we are always short of money, we all know that.
As had been requested, the government has proposed this for ten years, which is advantageous in that it gives you an opportunity to spread it out a little over time. Spreading it out is the strategy that is to your advantage and our advantage, because it affects all of us. Certainly, the UQM is not the Fédération québécoise des municipalités. If we consider the UQM's perspective, we see that it is increasingly a matter of the smart city concept.
There is also the issue of doing more with less, taking new practices in public finance into account, but in particular in relation to the creation of infrastructure. Have you examined that issue?
Municipalities have always been said to be creatures of the provinces, and I see that as causing a problem. In any event, we should revisit that later. However, there can be a role for the Canadian government in relation to anything involving innovation, because it is not a matter of just green infrastructure, basic infrastructure or recreational and tourism infrastructure. More and more, it is a matter of innovative infrastructure.
Have you looked into this issue, which addresses your problems when it comes to sustainable development, energy savings, traffic congestion and water loss?