Mr. Speaker, I have three petitions to present today. Two of them are very similar in form and content. They follow several other petitions that I have previously presented on this subject.
There are 681 signatures from residents of my riding who live adjacent to the infamous Trans-Canada death strip. The Saskatchewan government has recently announced plans to do some upgrading on the death strip and to start twinning. So far the federal government has not offered to contribute its share.
The petitioners say that, notwithstanding the constitutional division of powers, the federal government has a responsibility to assist provinces with upgrading sub-standard sections of the Trans-Canada Highway.
The petitioners humbly pray and call upon parliament to instruct its servants to immediately commence negotiations with the Government of Saskatchewan to jointly fund the upgrading of this vital national transportation link by constructing two additional lanes.