Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The department establishes the priorities based on the Northwest Territories transportation strategy, which was tabled in the Legislative Assembly in 1990. It identifies four strategic objectives which link transportation priorities to our economic, social and political needs and aspirations. This strategy includes, in addition to GNWT priorities, priorities for federal and provincial and private sector expenditure in the North. It also encompasses O and M well as capital expenditures.
In reviewing the 1992-93 departmental capital it must be noted that our plan only includes capital, and it only includes those program areas for which the NWT has a responsibility. Most of the transportation capital for 1992-93 falls within objective one, improving and maintaining what we have. Given these qualifications the capital plan is entirely consistent with the transportation strategy, and based upon the usage of the highway and also the cost-benefit analysis that the department has done, our priorities are set. Thank you.