Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, getting back to my questions, I don’t want to leave the impression with the public that’s out there that we don’t care for our municipalities and the Minister is the only one that does. I don’t think that’s an appropriate comment. I’ve been here for 14 years raising issues on behalf of my constituents, and I’m still raising issues that haven’t been resolved for 14 years.

Regardless if you transfer that authority to municipalities or whatever...In the past there was a funding source called extraordinary funding which was there to assist communities whenever there was some sort of an unforeseen expenditure that had to be covered, which was a budget item in the budget of the government. I’m wondering why is there not such a fund today in this budgetary process that allows for extraordinary funding so that when communities do get in trouble, that they are able to get some assistance from this government, unforeseen or not. There has to be such a fund in place to assist them in regard to disasters or whatever. I’d just like to ask exactly why is that something that is not part and parcel of this budgetary process and is that something that can be considered.