The question about communication is really important, and we all need to have a seat at the table. I understand that the province is responsible for provincial highways in Ontario. When you look at Niagara as a whole, when you look at it on a map, as the member described, or you look at it on paper, it looks like the perfect storm of opportunity with road, rail, short-sea and lake shipping and the international border crossings, but we sometimes feel a little bit of neglect because we see the 407 extended into Durham County. We see the rapid growth in York region. That just hasn't materialized in Niagara and there is no reason that it shouldn't have. The mid-peninsula corridor, or the east-west route—it's known by several names—is one of the key infrastructure pieces. I think the federal role is in leading that discussion and making it a national transportation issue more so than a provincial highway issue.
On September 24th, 2018. See this statement in context.