I have to say it is hard for me to answer your question. I am trying to grasp the meaning. In terms of the public funds you refer to, our goal is to get the most out of the investment. We are talking about the board and the desire to make sure there is competition. That is how we want to use public funds, whether they be federal, provincial or municipal. We want to get the maximum impact from them.
In terms of transparency, I do not see how it applies in the case of the program that has been set up. The question is more one of whether we would like to see diversification in terms of infrastructure. We answered that earlier, and the answer was yes. We would like to see expanded coverage, so that all types of municipalities could benefit from it.
The Union of Quebec Municipalities was said earlier to represent mainly the bigger cities. I can tell you that we represent a community with a population of 50 people. On the other hand, we also represent Montreal, which has a larger population, and all of the municipalities of Quebec. Given the structure of our organization, those are the interests we want to represent.
We have specific groups within our organization. There are groups of local municipalities, central cities, regional towns and large cities. There is also the metropolis. This means that no one is left out.
As a union, our interest is in making sure that members are able to benefit to the fullest extent from the programs offered by governments.