Thank you, Mr. Mai. I'll take the opportunity to touch on a couple of points.
Just to reiterate, yes, our preference is to have a certain, sustainable, predictable, simple formula for funding.
With respect to the public transport fund, one aspect that was raised was about what kinds of business models, financing models, there are.
One of the things we're looking at is using a fund from pension funds. We currently have a bill at the provincial level, Bill 38, whereby the Quebec government is going to allow the Caisse de dépôt to invest in such projects within the province. Currently it can do so outside of the province, but it can't do it inside our province, so that's something that I think...and we have to ensure that whatever federal funding and subsidies are allowed will allow this model.
On the other element regarding the economic impact, I think it's important to note that for every dollar the federal government invests in infrastructure it gets 20¢ back. It obviously helps the GDP. Also, every single study will tell you, whether it be from the Conference Board of Canada or what have you, that the best way to increase productivity competitiveness is to improve our infrastructure, especially our roads.
I also want to reiterate a lot of the things said by my colleagues from Vancouver.
The other thing, and I'll close with this, is that we really have to continue to see that the funding we've had over the last decade is sustained, that it continues. There's an urgency to react. There is a convergence of interests among all levels of government, whether it be economic, obviously, or infrastructure. This way, obviously, Canadians will all benefit at the end of the day.