Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Here is another question for you, Mr. Demers. You are very popular today. I hope you feel good about that.
Since I have been sitting on this committee as the critic for transportation and infrastructure, I have noticed a kind of mania on the part of the federal government in announcing a string of new programs. It becomes a little complicated to make head or tail of them. Then, because it's a temporary program, it means that when there's no more money, there's no more program. Two years later, they announce another program, but they have changed only a comma here and a comma there. Can that situation be a problem for you in your area?
We know that the federal government has to come to an agreement with the Government of Quebec before the municipalities can get access to the programs. When the federal government does not operate in good faith, it means that there is almost no money anymore or, at least, the investments are late when they finally come.
In addition, having all kinds of new programs that change all the time makes things difficult for small municipalities, who no longer know what is going on. In fact, they often have no full-time employees assigned to seek out grants. Would the ideal situation not be to guarantee some predictability and stability?