Mr. Speaker, I will acknowledge what the government calls infrastructure, which includes a canoe museum in the Prime Minister's riding. That is not exactly the infrastructure Canadians are looking for.
In 2002 B.C. motorists gave Ottawa $1.1 billion in gas taxes. In return it gave British Columbia $37 million. That is 3%.
Mayors Joe Trasolini, Ralph Drew, John Kingsbury and other mayors from across British Columbia need more money for the transportation infrastructure in Canada's fastest growing procine. The former Liberal finance minister had 10 years, 9 budgets and a majority government to deliver. He failed.
Why does British Columbia have to constantly wait for the government to ante up and give our province the money it needs to grow for the future?