Madam Speaker, the people of my riding of Langley—Aldergrove are pleased to have a commitment from all levels of government now to extend the Metro Vancouver SkyTrain from downtown Surrey into downtown Langley. It is exactly what is needed by Langley, one of Canada's fastest-growing urban centres, but it is not enough.
Every day, thousands of commuters are stuck in traffic on Highway 1, westbound in the morning and eastbound in the afternoon. The 264th Street interchange has not been expanded since it was first built in 1964, despite explosive growth in the area.
We are looking to all levels of government to commit to widening Highway 1 from Langley through Aldergrove and into Abbotsford. This critical section of the Trans-Canada Highway is vital to all of Canada. It is the Lower Mainland's primary highway link to the rest of Canada. It services Canada's largest port, the port of Vancouver, in our third-largest urban centre.
It is time to get the job done for my riding, for British Columbia and indeed for all of Canada.