Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I’m not going to spend a lot of time on this issue. I am going to support the $40 million, but I do that with sort of the side comment of saying I feel that we have little choice. By obstructing the $40 million, I feel that we put the project and other types of headaches for us and we view them as let’s frustrate the process by causing a delay, I guess, in some manner or form.

Members have been very unhappy with the $40 million and how it has come about, but at the same time, I’m a realist and know that if we struck this $40 million, what frustrations have we caused? We’re following someone else’s schedule; that seems to be the fact. If we cause delay by stifling this money, stalling it, deleting it, whatever the case

may be, we may be on the hook for more money, and in the end, it’s almost like our hands are tied.

I want this road built. It’s going to be on the books sooner than later, we’re committed to this project regardless of how the money flows and I think it’s important to let people know that I don’t think at this point, I’m going to say, and I’m qualifying it in my perspective as opposed to the exact Member for Member, but I’m saying generally Members are in support of this initiative and it’s a reality. That’s just the way it is. But just sort of the way this has come about has caused some concern and frustration and it’s difficult to articulate fully, but many people sort of feel the pressure of, well, if we support the way it has been delivered, what have we done. Are we doing our job, or are we not doing our job, and it has been a challenge. But I’m not any fool on the area that I know that we really just don’t have any other choice but to support the money. I worry about how much more this would cause the process by any potential delay.

I’m going to say, as I finish up here, that I’m hopeful the money will be used. I have no doubt that there’s excellent scrutiny on this project by our team and I have no doubt that they will only let the money flow when it’s necessary. So when this money is authorized, it will be authorized over the period to use it, and I know that it will only be used when it’s needed. So the process is a little frustrating on this one and I think the Minister and certainly his staff got it.

That said, I’m happy to support it to the principle that it has to be done anyway. So that’s sort of my position and I do want to see the eventuality of this highway built and I wouldn’t want us to see any unnecessary hurdles put in front of it.