Last Friday I went to a ceremony held in Yellowknife for announcing money for a project to upgrade a commercial street. My thoughts on looking at that commercial street were that it was going to be very difficult to have it completely finished in that timeframe. The municipality indicates that it isn't going to be, but it may be that the scope of the project will change as they move along.
I'm concerned that in order to meet this timeframe municipalities are making choices here that may not be in their best interests. That's why I'd like to see the minister move ahead very quickly to establish the new timeframe so municipalities can make good choices. They went into this in good faith to provide a basis for economic stimulation in this country.
There are two partners in this: the federal government, which got what it wanted out of this, and the municipalities, which have to complete these projects and get what they want out of it. I'm really concerned that we're not giving them enough information right now about what the end date should be in order for them to make good decisions today about proceeding with their projects.