It does, and thanks for the question.
When we refer to closing the gap, this is when we ask our members what they need and what their plans are. This is the what will be, not what could be. We know there are visions for Vancouver, Montreal, and Toronto. There is long-term planning. This is not actual planning. These are all the projects we'd like to implement. The survey covers actual planning over the next five years, so that's what we're looking at.
It's about striking the right balance. Allowing municipalities to have flexibility is very important, and we understand that. It's a key aspect for them and for municipalities. At the same time, we're looking at the policy objectives we're trying to reach. Let's look at the new dedicated public transit fund, for instance. Considering criteria or considering factors such as land use planning or thorough integration of public transit with an overall urban design to make sure it's at the forefront, so you're not building something and at the same time developing other projects that may reduce the impacts, are the things we'll be looking at and engaging in.
As we all mentioned, we don't know much about the new public transit fund, so we don't know what the criteria will be. Certainly we have to know what we want to achieve. If it's strictly to reduce traffic congestion, for instance, then we would not necessarily have an investment in Gatineau, but what about the needs of the citizens there? This is where we need to engage in a thorough policy discussion as well to see what we want to achieve and how we will achieve our goals.