Mr. Speaker, in 1995 the New Brunswick government wrote a letter to Doug Young, then minister of transport, asking for clarification on government policy about charging tolls on the federally funded highway between Moncton and River Glade.
Doug Young responded by saying “Yes, you can charge tolls on one condition. The federal contribution will still have to be cost shared by the province”. Then Doug Young reversed his position completely and led the consortium that broke that specific deal, that specific condition.
Will the Prime Minister please explain how a minister can establish a specific government position and then go ahead and break it himself?