Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I believe one of the areas that probably has affected most municipalities and communities is the cut to capital expenses. I think this government has to do something to turn that around. We have to realize that sure, there is a point to having to cut capital projects or defer them, but we also have to realize there is a cost we are going to have to pay down the road to replace much of the infrastructure we have in our communities.

In order for us to keep the same pace with the development, and also the population growth in our communities, we have to continue to develop and work on the infrastructure in our communities. I think we have to re-instate many of these capital items that were deferred, get them back in the books and get the community infrastructure brought back up to code, so it is doing what it is supposed to.

I think in light of what happened in Walkerton, Ontario, that could happen anywhere in Canada. We are not immune to this. We have to realize we do have to sometimes make an investment, realizing that sure, we may have to go into a slight deficit, but understanding we are developing our economy and also ensuring we have the infrastructure to serve the residents we are here to serve. I just want to ask the Minister, what are they doing to try to reinstate or ensure that we increase the expenditures in the capital area for communities and municipalities, so we can start seeing some of our items that have been deferred over the last number of years put back and bring it back in line with our five-year capital planning process. In a lot of communities, all you see for capital is usually just a little bit of residential development, but nothing in really meaningful ways in our small communities, so what is the department doing to ensure that happens?