Our strategy is relatively simple. In fact, the Abitibi to Montreal route was profitable and busy enough to subsidize our other regional routes, five of which, as Mr. Roberts mentioned, are rather unprofitable. However, the decline in ridership on our main line means that we are left with a money-losing network, which we could not operate without government assistance.
I'd like to quickly return to the question you asked just before. The Quebec government has done something special: it has put in place an assistance program that I think does not exist in other provinces. When a municipality agrees to support a private carrier and maintain a service, for every dollar it invests, three dollars are invested through the Programme d'aide au développement du transport collectif. Despite this, some municipalities do not have enough funds. However, many routes, in our region in particular, have been supported by...