I thank my colleague very much for his question.
We know how important it is to invest in infrastructure. As you said, these are really tough times for municipalities. The investments they make are really important, which is why we've doubled our investment in the federal gas tax fund. As I said, this fund has a new name, which I think is more appropriate: the Canada community-building fund. It's a $1.36 billion investment, and that money goes directly to municipalities. So it works differently than our infrastructure program where we work in partnership with the provinces and territories. What municipal mayors need is the money to invest in infrastructure that will improve living conditions in our communities. They want the flexibility to make those investments. If you talk to the mayors, you'll see that there are a lot of important projects.
Last year, we announced investments. It's normally done in two parts, but this time we invested the money in one go. That's one of the differences. It's really important to listen to the mayors of the communities, to know their needs and to support them. We need them to invest in infrastructure that will make a significant difference in the quality of life of Canadians.