Mr. Speaker, the federal government can deny it all it wants, but there is fiscal imbalance. The proof of this is that the new Liberal leader wants to give up part of the federal gasoline tax, but on condition that it go to the municipalities.
If the federal government really wants to help municipalities, if the true objective is not to interfere, will the Prime Minister admit that it is not necessary to find a new mechanism, as his successor is proposing, since there is one already in place: simply pay the money directly to the Government of Quebec, which will ensure municipalities benefit from it, without any further delay or red tape?