The road to Petite Forte

Tourism Minister Clyde Jackman, commenting on the opening of the paved highway to Petite Forte, in his riding, last night on CBC Here and Now:

These are our rural communities. If we’re going to attract tourists to these communities, we’ve got to make sure that we’ve got a good infrastructure in place. And so, you know, those two reasons in particular, one from the tourism aspect and drawing people to these small communities, and secondly, there’s a safety issue around, we’ve got kids that travel these roads each day, and so, you know, they should have that good road network on which to travel.

But... but... but... the province paved this highway on a "go it alone" basis, without matching funding or the federal government kicking in "its fair share"?

How is this possible?

It's almost as if... almost as if... almost as if the provincial government has a double-standard when it comes to paving roads in Labrador or something.

But surely that can't be. Labrador, after all, is an integral part of the province.

Right?