Mr. Speaker, I think once again the hon. member has a strange view of the Canadian Constitution.
What we have done is we have established over the last nine years a practice of investing in municipal infrastructure with the cooperation of the provinces and municipalities. In doing that, we have set the bar for provinces to make the necessary investments that they should be making in the case of municipalities which are clearly within their jurisdiction.
What we have seen in each province is a response to that, which has seen the money we have put in leveraged again and again into increased projects that would otherwise--