Mr. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 36, I am pleased to rise on behalf of the constituents of Erie—Lincoln and Niagara Centre to present two petitions, both on the same subject.
The petitions call to the attention of parliament the fact that 38 percent of our national highway system is in disrepair. It also refers to the benefits of a national highway system such as job creation, economic development and, most important, the saving of lives and the avoidance of injuries.
The petitioners call on parliament to urge the federal government to join with the provincial governments to make the national highway system upgrading possible beginning in 1997, and I agree with these motions.