Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
First of all, to review, based on what I've been hearing all morning, we are working on a strategy to harmonize government strategies intended to harmonize strategic actions on strategic development plans in Canada. In short, we are in the strategies and in many things.
Currently, we are being made to act concretely, but meanwhile, the train is going through other countries and other communities. The train passes through the major centres. Small municipalities expect concrete actions and more than a strategy. They are waiting for a plan that will take them somewhere in 20 years. So my question is this.
In the remarks each of you made, in terms of the investments in the municipal sector in infrastructure and relations with the citizens that Mr. Mellouli mentioned, none of you mentioned the participation of the government, an entity that, at the moment, is making the most money with the digital sector, that is, private companies and service providers. All of these stakeholders were completely ignored in your remarks this morning.
Ms. Heron, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. Mellouli, do you think private business has a role to play in smart cities, or should we just use public money to quickly deploy these digital infrastructures?
Ms. Heron, perhaps you could be the first one to answer the question.