The reason I asked the question is in McPherson we do have to deliver water some 20 kilometres from the water source. You have different treatment systems. You have water delivery systems. You have a utilidor system. I think what we’re finding is that you have an aging piece of infrastructure and at some point you’re going to have to either replace it, upgrade it, or get rid of it. I’m talking about the utilidor system and the growing community. I think the hamlet has taken it on their own to take over some of those responsibilities because they are struggling to manage the money they do have for that program. There are those other cost drivers that you don’t have control of. Right now, especially with the cold temperatures we had this winter, the utilidor froze up at 53 below. The municipality does not have the equipment to thaw out.

Mr. Chairman, could I have some order in the House, please?

I think that seriously the government has to realize when you devolve this piece of infrastructure to a community, at some point when they have to replace that infrastructure, I think what we found, especially with the utilidor system, is it’s a very costly piece of infrastructure. If you’re going to have to replace it or upgrade it, you’re going to have to find other funds than what’s already here in the budget. I know there’s a capital item for unforeseen costs associated with the programs and there used to be the emergency funds, so I’m just wondering if

when you figure out this calculation, if you also look at the possibility of having to upgrade or replace these systems.