Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I want to make a couple of comments on this motion. Many of my colleagues have expressed that there is a high level of frustration. I will have to agree with that.
However, I have to clarify. I think that a lot of the frustration is coming from one department and having to live with plans that were set by the 13th Assembly. Many of us have been pounding the table on this issue and trying to get the plans adjusted, really to no avail.
Yet we see and hear from colleagues that there are changes and monies being transferred. I have to say that the current practice is really unacceptable. I have been in positions where Ministers have gone into my riding, into my communities, and had meetings without notifying me. I do not think that is proper practice.
I have had Ministers go into my communities and make deals and sign agreements without notifying me, putting me in a position where I was very uncomfortable.
However, I think it is going to come down to what is really the definition of a project. That is something that is going to make my decision. I have not had the opportunity to research and look this whole issue up. It is something that has come up quite unexpectedly.
I do not believe that I can see a technical violation under the Financial Administration Act as explained by the Members of this House.
I am going to be voting against it on that basis. However, I wanted to state that all of this could have been avoided if some of the Ministers would have provided common courtesy to Members on this side of the House. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.