Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the hon. member how he would respond to the people in the municipalities of my riding who have said to me very enthusiastically that because of the infrastructure program the municipalities were able to update projects that had to be delayed in the past because of the recession and that the benefits will accrue over the next 10 to 15 years, well beyond the time that the mechanics of the infrastructure program are under way.
I wonder how he would respond to that in making the statement that this is strictly a temporary thing with an end and once it is over it is over and gone.
He alluded to that early in his speech.