Mr. Speaker, we are asked to pay 25 cent dollars on the Building Canada Plan. It is an opportunity that we may not see again, especially not on that bridge or those bridges, in any event, or any part of those projects I suppose. An opportunity to pay only 25 per cent of the capital cost of a project like this, the department goes to a consultant, the consultant indicates that it would be better to rehab the bridge and extend the life for 35 years as opposed to putting a new one in for 75 years. Again, my question is: was that decision made because it was too cost prohibitive to replace the bridge and that we did not have enough money to do it?
Tom Beaulieu on Question 131-18(2): Building Canada Plan - Bundle Number Two
In the Legislative Assembly on May 31st, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 131-18(2): Building Canada Plan - Bundle Number Two
Oral Questions
May 31st, 2016
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