Mr. Speaker, on July 30, 2004, NCC president Marcel Beaudry wrote to the Minister of Canadian Heritage concerning the need for new interprovincial bridges in the national capital region.
This has been a topic of discussion by federal, provincial and municipal authorities for years now. A preliminary study as far back as 1995 confirmed the need for additional interprovincial transportation infrastructures by 2010.
A detailed environmental assessment should make it possible to confirm the definitive locations of these interprovincial bridges.
Can the Minister of Canadian Heritage tell us whether the federal government has confirmed, or will confirm shortly, its—