Madam Speaker, in conclusion, I plead with the federal government in good faith. As I mentioned, I respect the Minister of Emergency Management, who has shown up in good faith so far. I ask that she comes to our consultation periods, held in conjunction with officials from the United States, to hear what we are proposing. I ask the Minister of Infrastructure to provide the same level of flexibility he provides for the bill to the infrastructure funding commitments we need in the Fraser Valley.
Canada needs this. British Columbia needs this. The Prime Minister cannot complete his objectives in the Asia-Pacific region until the problems in my riding are fixed, so to that end, I move:
That the motion be amended by:
(a) replacing paragraph (d) with the following: “(d) if the bill is adopted at the second reading stage, it shall stand referred to the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.”; and
(b) deleting paragraph (e).
I reference this, because I want to see amendments at the committee stage that would put in flexibility for the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing to apply some of this funding—