Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague for her remarks.
It is the Government of Canada's priority to deliver a bridge that is safe for Canadians and one that will endure for many years to come. Like my colleague, I hope it will endure for as long as the pyramids have stood.
It is our responsibility to make sure that we build a bridge that will be as safe as it is spectacular, and we are doing just that.
We have worked closely with our private partner, SSL, through this project, and the progress we have made to date is obvious to all who pass by the construction site.
The Samuel de Champlain bridge will be open to traffic as soon as possible, by June 2019 at the latest, and the existing bridge will remain in use until then.
We will continue to work closely with SSL to ensure a quality, toll-free, new Champlain bridge without compromising the safety of workers and the public and while ensuring sound management of taxpayers' money.