Mr. Speaker, the infrastructure program is a joint program of municipalities, the provincial governments and the federal government.
We have a situation in Newfoundland where the province has decided to focus its attention under the infrastructure program on smaller communities. Certainly it wishes to deal with the issue of water, drinking water, and I think that is appropriate in light of some of the developments that have occurred recently.
That is the decision and the proper decision of the people of Newfoundland and not of the federal government.