I expect that Ontario municipalities will be working hard to develop more public-private relationships in the future to take advantage of the opportunities SuperBuild offers. In the 2000 provincial budget, Finance Minister Ernie Eves announced three new initiatives under SuperBuild. Through partnerships, investments will be made into large urban centres, and small cities, towns and rural areas. Economic development and growth will be supported through these initiatives. As well, investments will be made to enhance and rebuild publically-owned cultural, tourism and local sports facilities.
Partnership is the key to making infrastructure programs work.
And these new infrastructure initiatives will help make Ontario the best place to live, work, and raise a family in North America. And together, we must urge the federal government to help us achieve our vision. We need them to get involved. Like the other provinces, Ontario will be negotiating the details of the new infrastructure program with federal government counterparts in the following months. In conclusion, let me say that the pace of change over the last few years has been full speed ahead.