Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, I take strong exception that Mr. Ng made in closing, that he was not getting the same signal from myself. I take it when a Minister tells me that X number of dollars are going to go into the capital budget, that they go in. I take his word that when it is approved, that it will stay there. It will be used for what it was put in there for. I did not think there was any need to jump up and down, and create a scene when this money was put in the budget. It was approved. So why should I? I accepted that the process was legitimate, and it was going to honour the commitment that was there.
The bottom line here, and we have talked about this the last few days, it is not that the money went to John's riding, all the power to him, that is great. It is the process. Judging from the comments that were made here today, I do not see this process changing in years to come, in the short time that we have left. So therefore, in order to ensure that capital dollars stay in place, for what they were intended for, we need some kind of a mechanism to make sure that they are not moved arbitrarily, without the consent or the approval of the Member.
I think it is fair to say, from the comments that we have heard today, there are not going to be any changes. We will be at the table again next year, facing the same situation. We could. I do not think there is any need to beat a dead horse. The changes have to be made. They have to be made here by the people who were elected to do so. That is all I have to say. Mr. Chairman. Thank you.