Mr. Speaker, the announcement that federal and provincial governments have agreed on a plan to finance the construction of highway 416 south from Ottawa is being applauded throughout eastern Ontario.
Besides providing hundreds of construction jobs, the new four-lane route will connect the nation's capital with the nation's busiest highway.
Dozens of accidental deaths and injuries over the last few years have been attributed to a highway that is simply inadequate. Canadians and visitors alike can look forward to a modern, state of the art highway in and out of the nation's capital by the year 2000.
I congratulate both levels of government for finally giving the project the priority it deserves.