Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, Minister and officials. Thank you for coming here.
Minister, I'm going to talk to you about a subject that is very important to me and to the people of Mississauga.
Last March, you and Prime Minister Stephen Harper came to the greater Toronto area and made an announcement that included funding of the bus rapid transit of $83 million. This is a project that the city has been working on for the last ten years. The province had made a commitment and the federal government had made a commitment. Your former colleague, Wajid Khan, at the time took credit for it, and said that because of his work this money was delivered. At the time, the Prime Minister said that money was actually allocated in the 2006 budget, not the 2007 budget. That was even prior to the 2007 budget announcement.
I've written to you at least four times over the last six months on this matter. This project is in jeopardy. When will we see the $83 million that you and the Prime Minister have promised to the City of Mississauga?