Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to pick up the discussion on the Saint‑Ours dam, which is currently owned by Parks Canada. You said it wouldn't take a significant investment to be able to build a full bridge connecting the two sides of the river, since the infrastructure was originally designed to allow for that movement.
However, the climate change support programs that the federal government has introduced in recent years focus on natural infrastructure and adaptation. Very often, the idea is to adapt existing infrastructure, make minor changes or implement vegetation-based solutions, for instance.
In this case, ice bridges are no longer an option in the winter, so you need an alternative to the infrastructure that existed until now. The goal is the same, but the idea is to use existing federal infrastructure.
First, do you think federal programs need to be adjusted, or at the very least, should they be more flexible? Second, should the government, as a general policy, be more open to allowing small communities to use its infrastructure in other ways?