Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present a petition which is signed by 32 people from the riding of Bruce-Grey. The petitioners want to draw to the attention of the House that 38 per cent of the national highway system has fallen below accepted standards and that the national highway policy study identified job creation, economic development, the saving of lives and the avoidance of injuries among the benefits of the proposed national highway program.
The petitioners call upon Parliament to urge the federal government to join with the provincial governments to make the highway system upgrading possible, beginning in 1997.