It's hard to define the programs. We would always like to do more for our fellow citizens and really get to know them. We would also like the federal government to ask us at times if we're aware we can apply to such and such a program.
Does the government take care of federal wildlife reserves? Does it conduct audits? Is it doing its job as a manager? Is it making sure it's providing enough funding to restore these ecosystems in order to ensure they survive for future generations? I must say I very much doubt it.
I'm absolutely prepared to work with the federal and provincial governments, but I have to be aware of the grant programs. I must also call upon the government, as I am doing now, to provide support to all these citizens and cities that are forced to invest increasing amounts of money in their water supply and infrastructure to subsidize their costs and guarantee long-term shoreline development for future generations and for the animals on those shorelines.
I call on everyone to work together. Beyond merely conducting research, we need to act. We know the statistics. We discuss them and discuss them again, but we need to be on the ground and to act.
Over the next few years, we will be working hard to establish the Contrecœur terminal, which will add to the infrastructure of the Port of Montreal.
Over the next few years, there will be successes thanks to the investments that have been made to establish walls with nesting boxes—