Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As the Member knows, with the unfortunate closure of the Colomac mine, a much longer winter access road must now be constructed using public funds. The Member also knows that money is not in as easy supply as it has been in the past. This is a sizable cost that makes the decision difficult.
Departments are scrambling to do their best with the resources that are available, Mr. Speaker, and if the Member is suggesting that the government is delaying an answer because the House is in session, that is an unfair suggestion. I can assure him that my department, and the other departments, are working as hard as they can to make the best use of existing resources to see if we can come up with a solution to this problem, for which we are not at the moment budgeted. If the Member will have a little bit of patience, we will do our best; and we will let him know in a timely fashion what we are going to be able to do, if anything, about this very important issue. Thank you.