Madam Speaker, developing public transportation in Quebec is a pain in the behind, and it is the federal government's fault.
Quebec City cannot build its tramway because Ottawa decided on its own which infrastructure projects it would fund. There is no way to get money from other programs, since Ottawa still imposes conditions. It has money, it collects half of our taxes, but the second criterion in paragraph 4 has not been met.
Why does the government not transfer the infrastructure money to Quebec in a lump sum?