Mr. Royal Galipeau (Ottawa—Orléans, CPC): Mr. Speaker, our government is delivering an economic action plan that stimulates the economy, that creates jobs, and that supports Canadian families across the country.

We are working with our provincial and municipal partners to improve our nation’s infrastructure and to make our transportation systems more efficient.

Could the Minister of Transport tell the House how the government’s significant investment in the national capital bridge system will benefit the people of Ottawa and the Outaouais?

Hon. John Baird (Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, CPC): Mr. Speaker, my hon. colleague from Ottawa—Orléans has been building bridges between communities on both sides of the Ottawa River.

We were very pleased to join the Minister of Foreign Affairs when we announced funding for the rehabilitation of the Alexandria Bridge and the restoration of the Chaudière crossing. Some 15,000 people depend on these bridges daily. People have wanted to see investments made in Hull-Aylmer for so long, and finally they have a government that is delivering.