Mr. Speaker, last evening I wound up debate on my motion on improving transportation to and from the island of Newfoundland.
In my motion, I call for an improved Maritime Atlantic gulf ferry service. I also call for a fixed tunnel link between the Island of Newfoundland and mainland Canada in southern Labrador.
Key to the fixed tunnel link is the completion of Highway 138 on Quebec's north shore which would allow people on the island to drive to southern Labrador, down Quebec's north shore, on to Quebec City and central Canada.
For the first time since the Quebec-Labrador border was established in 1927, the mayors on both sides of the border have come together in support of this project.
The railway was a national dream that opened up the Canadian west. The tunnel and Highway 138 is another national dream that would open up the Canadian northeast.
I call upon the House to make this dream a reality.