It should be noted that, in 1982, the Conservative government anticipated the blow by building the foundations of this dam so that the infrastructure could be used as a road bridge. Obviously, for budgetary reasons, only a kind of transportation slab was set up.
The dam belongs to the federal government. Half of the bridge is already built, so it would just be a matter of continuing the work. It would be fairly simple and the costs would not be astronomical. That would help a lot with travel, but it would also help with infrastructure, clearly.
Of course, a whole range of departments and agencies are involved: Parks Canada, the authorities responsible for locks, probably Fisheries and Oceans Canada, in addition to the departments responsible for infrastructure and transportation. That is where Canada's leadership needs to come in. Otherwise, we are entering into something of mess and we no longer know which door to knock on to create a project that, in reality, is motivating for the region, but also for the rest of Quebec. Federal leadership is essential to making this project a reality.