A good example is all the money that is transferred for infrastructure. Western Economic Diversification Canada sends money to the province, which passes it along to the municipalities. Since that money goes through three levels of government, we need to lobby all three levels in order to have our infrastructure needs recognized. If there were a provision that covered that, it would help us a great deal.
Four or five years ago, the Government of Canada asked us to identify our top priority with respect to infrastructure. We said that it was the Saint-Thomas Health Centre, and we are still waiting for federal government assistance. Health Canada tells us that it would not give us any assistance, since infrastructure is a provincial jurisdiction, and Canadian Heritage tells us that it does not provide health funding.
So we have come up with a priority that has a five-year timeframe. The political will seems to be there, and everyone seems to be in agreement on this project, but officials are telling us that it is not aligned with their programs. They do not want to create a precedent and therefore they do not want to help the communities.