When we consider the value of infrastruct
ures in the defence sector, the figures become even more revealing and damning, with Quebec receiving only 13 per cent of investments in this sector, compared with 25.8 per cent in Ontario, 34 per cent in the West and
27 per cent in the Maritimes. While we are on the subject of infrastructure, there is also the St. Lawrence Seaway which goes back at least 30 years, in which although it did provide opportunities for ports in Quebec t
...[+++]o expand, also stimulated development of ports in Ontario and especially the development of the automobile industry in Southern Ontario.
Je pourrais également, quand on parle d'investissement dans les infrastructures, parler, bien sûr, de la Voie maritime qui remonte à au moins trois décennies et qui a permis, il est vrai, à des ports, au Québec, de se développer, mais qui a eu également comme conséquence de développer des ports en Ontario et de développer particulièrement toute l'industrie automobile du sud de l'Ontario.