Mr. Chairman, I’m not the Minister of Finance, but I’d like to think that anything’s possible.
The Member is quite correct that the Department of Public Works has identified this project as a priority for renovation to address major deferred maintenance issues. The problem is the project has not proceeded through the planning study phase that the ECE is currently undertaking. They’re doing the functional program review, and I’m sure they’ll be coming back with a certain number of program enhancements for this project.
Given that that work is not expected to be completed until sometime this fall and we’re expecting the design work will not be completed until the spring and summer of 2009, we had anticipated that this project would be brought forward for inclusion in the 2010–2011 plan. Provided everything goes well and the functional review goes with everybody in agreement, it may be a possibility. But our experience has shown us that the functional reviews can take some time. We have to consult with the community, provided that there are enhancements to this project. We’d have to look at design and then bring it back, then also have the community put their stamp of approval on it. Sometimes that gets complicated.
Provided all those things fall into place, there may be a possibility to bring it forward. But, again, that would be a question that the Finance Minister along with the FMB would have to discuss. It was intended to defer this project until all components were in place, and we expect it will take a whole year to do all that.