Mr. Speaker, could the government transfer the funds with no strings attached and do the same for other programs?
What we are hearing is that the $800 million has to come out of the green infrastructure fund, meaning that all of Quebec's municipal green programs would have to be scrapped to make way for the Quebec City tramway. We should not have to choose between sacrificing our regions or sacrificing our national capital. We can carry out all of these projects if the money is transferred in a lump sum.
Tax revenues are supposed to be used to serve our needs, not to serve programs.
Will the government let Quebec handle infrastructure dollars without imposing conditions?