It's not a problem. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Minister, thank you for taking the time to meet with the committee today. It's very important that we move forward and ensure that our municipalities are stronger as we move forward.
Prior to becoming a member of Parliament in July of 2014, I was the mayor—we call it “reeve”—for Athabasca County, and I saw a significant change from 2006 to 2013 in investment in infrastructure in our communities. We're very thankful and never had the opportunity to thank the government of the day for having the vision that investing money into municipalities is good for our Canadian economy and for all our taxpayers.
We keep hearing from our colleagues opposite who are claiming that they would invest a lot more in infrastructure, but in fact, since 2006 we have made record investments in infrastructure. As you have been a mayor before becoming an MP and a minister, can you share with the committee what the support of Canadian municipalities was before our government and what it is now?