Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Transport.
The New Brunswick government has just revealed that its new toll highway through the province will generate a profit of $321 million at the expense of other provinces. This creates a major interprovincial trade barrier. It means that New Brunswick will be exploiting Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Newfoundland.
In committee the minister said that he has the authority to regulate all interprovincial trade when that trade extends from one province to another. Will the minister clarify the source of his authority and does that authority apply to interprovincial highways?