Mr. Speaker, tourist season on Manitoulin Island should be building steam after what should have been the first weekend of service for the Chi-Cheemaun ferry. However, the current government chose to fight Ontario rather than protect jobs and the economy. Now employees are waiting to be called in, while challenges mount for small businesses like the Buckhorn Motel, which had two customers and forty-one cancellations. On Friday, Ontario officials said they will argue later and pay for the work now.
Will the Conservatives ensure that there are no bureaucratic delays and do everything to expedite the process to fix these critical ports?