Mr. Chairman, the committee recommends that the Department of Transportation defer Highway No. 3 Yellowknife access reconstruction and paving past the access to the Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre and the new Legislative Assembly, $3 million, until its need is justified over other competing government priorities. Thank you.

For the record I would like to say that the committee motion 17 was withdrawn. Your motion is in order. Recommendation 16, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

We are discussing the 1993-94 capital estimates budget for the Department of Transportation. Transportation planning, buildings and works, headquarters. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

With respect to that particular concern, I have one further motion.

Proceed, Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you. The motion is in order. To the motion. Mr. Gargan.

Mr. Chairman, for clarification, if the $4.2 million it is slated for 1993-94, does that mean that there is going to be a deletion of $4.2 million to other projects?

I am not really clear on that. To my understanding, no. Would anyone from the committee explain? To the motion. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The discussion of the committee is the request for the funding identified, to be justified by the department prior to expending these funds. I should refer to the chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance to give examples of other competing government priorities, if he wishes to do so, and if the Member requires further clarification.

We are discussing the motion on the floor. To the motion. Mr. Gargan.

Mr. Chairman, I am still not clear on the motion. I would like to get some clarification.

Thank you. I believe that the motion is self-explanatory. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Transportation Planning

Thank you. Transportation planning, buildings and works, headquarters, total region $2.120 million. Agreed?

Agreed.

---Agreed

Thank you. Fort Smith total region $21.712 million. Mrs. Marie-Jewell.

Mr. Chairman, as I had indicated earlier in my general comments, I do have concerns with respect to the $2.8 million being expended on Highway No. 5, kilometre zero to 60 for pavement overlay only. There has been no plan on the intention of the department to look at other parts of the highway which are presently gravelled, and this Highway Pavement Initiative Program started in the early 1980s. Therefore, Mr. Chairman, I would like to move a motion.

I move, that the Department of Transportation under the activity transportation planning for the project Highway No. 5, kilometre zero to 60 pavement overlay in the amount of $2.8 million, consider deferring this item and using the funds to pave roads which are presently gravel only on Highway No. 5 rather than using funds for pavement overlay. Thank you.

Thank you. The motion as translated into the appropriate languages of this House, and is being circulated. The motion is in order. To the motion.

Question.

Question has been called. All those in favour? All those opposed? Motion is carried.

---Carried

Fort Smith total region $21.712 million. Agreed?

Agreed.

---Agreed