Mr. Speaker, I certainly thank my colleague for that excellent question. There is no doubt I agree that when a federal government makes commitments to people, particularly people in vulnerable areas of the country, it should keep those commitments. The Liberal Party failed to do that when it made that commitment in 2021.
In addition to that, the member for Winnipeg North earlier claimed that the Liberal government flowed money to the Manitoba government, which subsequently allowed Wab Kinew, as premier, in his first budget, to cut the emergency measures budget in the province last year by $50 million.
The federal government, when it is making funding decisions, needs to ensure that actual infrastructure and equipment are being purchased with federal dollars to protect vulnerable communities in northern Manitoba and everywhere else across the country.