Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. Unfortunately, the government is not around to protect those regions whose economies are hanging by a thread or, in some instances, by a railway.
A region has been abandoned in the riding of Richmond, next door to my constituency. Before Sherbrooke, Sawyerville was the biggest port for goods in my riding, the biggest freight station in eastern Canada, and it was abandoned as a result of decisions made by governments in the 1940s and 1950s, and even in the 1930s.
Regions are being abandoned, and people have no choice but to come to our offices and ask for help. They say that we have the power, that we can help them and keep their infrastructure. We should invest in that infrastructure in order to create employment. When infrastructure is reliable and viable, it creates employment. And it is viable, since we are talking about agriculture, forestry and manufacturing, industries that are extremely important to the survival of those regions.