As you know, we have intermunicipal transport boards or CITs in Quebec. That is exactly what happens in all Montreal CITs. The CITs say what service they want. They call private companies and ask for bids to find out who is going to offer the service at the lowest cost. At the same time, they are the ones deciding on the service they are requesting.
The private company has a three-year or a five-year contract, depending on each case. The company had better do a good job if it still wants to be there in five years. Otherwise, another company will be called in. Yes, it must make money and survive, but it also has to provide the service. If all it does is pocket the money without providing the service, it is not going to be there in five years. That is not the objective of a private company. The objective is to be there in five years and to keep on being there.
That is exactly what is happening right now, and those models are working very well.