Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you to all of the committee members for discussing that motion. I really appreciate it.
Professor Whiteside, you mentioned, in your introductory remarks, the idea of reversing the procurement process. I believe those were your words, and there were some comments made by the CEO of the Canada Infrastructure Bank along those lines. I come from the municipal sector. I also represent a very rural region of Canada made up of very small communities.
When we go out and try to match the needs of private investors, is there a risk that rural communities and rural infrastructure could lose out in that situation?