Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it seems to me that we are robbing from the poor to give to the rich. The people that really do not need it have all of the money in their pockets while the poor people at the bottom of the line do not have any money. Looking at the numbers, Mr. Speaker, it is pretty clear the majority of the cuts that have taken place, have taken place on roads where, in my mind, the upkeep will cost more in the long run.
For Highway No. 3, we are talking about 73 kilometres of road that has to be maintained. Yet we are putting half of the budget of this government into 73 kilometres. We have 2200 kilometres of highway out there, yet we are spending half the money of this department on a section of road that is 100 kilometres long where we have already poured $8.6 million into it last year.
I would like to ask the Minister again. When will the Minister fairly distribute this money knowing we have to maintain 2200 kilometres of road and not just 100?