[Senator Clay Davis]

But see we have to spend more than other provinces to make up for the infrastructure shortfalls in the mid-late 90s and of course we are a rapidly expanding province that only figures to grow in population especially as money begins to dry up more and more in the eastern provinces. We need to spend more than others because we have and will have a larger burden than other provinces. Whether we pay for the infrastructure in the present (at a fairly known cost) or in the future (at a very unpredictable cost), we're going to pay for it one way or another. I just want the more responsible approach.