First of all, thank you very much to my parliamentary secretary.
I know you've worked so hard. We launched Canada's first-ever active transportation strategy, which is incredibly important, but we also created a separate fund for active transportation. That really is historic, and it's a recognition that when you build public transit, you need to be also thinking about how you get the people the extra mile so they can take public transit, whether they do it by cycling or by foot or electric bike or scooter or skateboard.
I think there's been a real reflection and recognition by Canadians about how important active transportation is, how important it is to be able to get out and around by your own human power. I know when I go to municipalities across the country, rural or urban, they talk about how they want to have more cycling paths, how they want them to be safer so that more people choose cycling, how they want to get people active and how there are health benefits.
Huge kudos to you. I know you've been doing a lot of outreach on the active transportation strategy. You're really the expert on this. You did a really good job of advocating with so many advocates across the country who recognize the importance of cycling, active transportation, and people being able to get around, including if you're in a wheelchair. We need to make things more accessible to everyone.
I'm really excited about this. I know there is tons of excitement about the new active transportation strategy and fund that you're working on.