Mr. Speaker, I present a petition signed by 50 residents of my riding and neighbouring areas.
It indicates that 38% of national highway system is substandard; that Mexico and the United States are upgrading their national highway systems; and that the national highway policy study identified job creation, economic development, saving lives and avoiding injuries, lower congestion, lower vehicle operation costs and better international competitiveness as benefits of the proposed national highway program.
The petitioners call upon parliament to urge the federal government to join with provincial governments to make the national system of grading possible.