Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I just want to first of all report, Minister, on a project that has been completed in my riding, and I want to compliment the Newmarket curling club for their effectiveness in getting this done. They applied for money to increase the size of the curling club. They are on time--in fact, earlier than expected--and on budget.
They were determined not to lose a season of curling, and they now have a facility that is going to be a revenue-generating facility for them, as they will be able to host provincial bonspiels. I want to commend them; I was there at the opening last Saturday.
My question revolves around the economic stimulus that we've seen and the economic action plan. You spoke in your remarks about the need to integrate different modes of travel--that's what your reference was to. But what I've heard from my constituents is how, through this economic action plan, they have seen three levels of government come together on projects to get things stimulated in the economy and get these projects done. They've been very happy to see their tax dollars at work and a cooperation between various levels of government.
You also referenced the Building Canada fund. My question is this: with this new cooperative spirit that we have experienced, is there room for us to now have a long-term discussion about infrastructure projects across Canada, to do an assessment on a go-forward basis?
We saw Advantage Canada put in place four years ago by this government, which is really a long-run business plan for the country. Is this something we can build on because of our experience with the economic action plan?