Mr. Speaker, I thank the hon. member for raising the issue of the ice storm. The federal government is participating in a program to compensate the province for the costs it incurred as a result of the damage. The same was done for Manitoba and the Saguenay region.
Of course, the province has primary responsibility for any damage caused by natural disasters, while the role of the federal government is to help the province support the costs involved. This is what we did by paying 90% of the costs in the Saguenay region and probably also in this case, and we will continue to do so.