Mr. Chair, at the risk of sounding repetitious, I feel the need to, nevertheless, reiterate how essential I feel small craft harbour facilities truly are in providing an essential service to the fishing industry.
They provide access to fishing grounds. They protect millions of dollars invested in vessels and gear. They offer safe haven to mariners in distress. I fully agree that by investing in small craft harbours, our government is creating real jobs right away in places like Winnipeg Beach, where a major harbour development project will be accelerated this year, thanks to EAP funding. In Victoria Beach, other major repair and construction work will be carried out over the next two years with this new funding.
Could the minister provide other examples of communities benefiting from the program?