Mahsi, honourable colleagues. In November 1993, again, a new list of community groupings was developed, and certain communities were moved. Basically, there were ten communities moved from level II classification to level III classification. These level I communities are communities which have well developed community business infrastructure with air and road transportation links. Level II are communities that have a lesser developed business infrastructure and have some air and road links. Level III communities have the least developed business infrastructure.

Madam Speaker, I believe this system of classification works if everything is fairly equal. However, in business and in the economy things don't work that way. There are businesses in all communities and they all need the right set of circumstances for them to flourish and prosper. In some cases, I'm sure that many of them would appreciate the expertise and assistance of some level of government. But because of the classification of the communities by the Department of Economic Development, not all businesses can access government assistance on a fair and equitable basis. Mahsi.

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