Finance committee  Mr. Caron, municipalities are local governments. It is crystal clear that when it comes to knowing the needs of local populations, they are certainly in the best position to identify their priorities. As I said in the beginning, between 2008 and 2014, when we took part in the Building Canada Fund recovery program, in Quebec alone, we invested $30 billion.

Finance committee  I'd like to add something. Like the provinces, municipalities are the federal government's partners in the economic recovery. Globalization and population demographics are forcing our communities to make themselves more appealing places to live. We want to attract the young families who will form the succession for our businesses.

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. We bring greetings from the Lower St. Lawrence. It is snowing where you are, and it is raining here. We want to intervene briefly by stating that the municipalities are important partners for the government, in the economic recovery. The objective of our intervention today is that we would like to see the government take into account the priorities of municipalities, which are local governments.