Motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion carried.

Thank you, Mr. Jacobson. Motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion carried.

Is the committee agreed?

Motion’s in order. Motion’s being distributed. To the motion. Question’s being called.

Motion carried.

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion carried.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I, too, will be supporting the motion.

Before I give that support, I’d like to mention that this policy is not perfect. We do have some challenges, especially in our small communities. We’re not seeing the benefits flowing to a lot of our communities with regard to projects, because of capacity issues and the high cost of running a business in a smaller community versus the larger regional centres, where you have lots of options. I think we have to look at the distribution of this policy and where it is working and where it is not working. More important is realizing...

Mr. Abernethy.

The motion is in order. To the motion. Question has been called.

Motion carried.

Mr. Speaker, as we all know, time flies around here pretty quickly, and we are looking at getting into our business plans early this fall. In order to get anywhere with next year’s budget, we do have to have something in place by then.

I’d like to ask the Minister: is he willing to commit resources by way of manpower — either from his Department, Municipal and Community Affairs, or Transportation — to work with the community to develop this plan over the next couple of months so we can have something ready for this fall’s business plans review, so we can get something in it?

Again, it’s a...

General comments? Details? Mr. Menicoche.