Mr. Chairman, it is not that we don't support the idea of highways 1 and 3 being addressed. One of the principles of the Standing Committee on Finance is to ensure that funding is distributed in a fair and equitable manner. When you look at this particular page -- and I know we're not into the details of the budget yet -- highway 3, in itself, has a $7.4 million allocation in addition to $6.3 million. So, you're looking at $13.7 million just for highway 3. There is another $1 million for highway 1. I haven't totalled up the details but there is also another $2 million or so for highway 7. It was recognized by the committee that there has been no funding, not one dollar allocated for highway 5 or highway 6. Therefore, it is not adhering to the principle of the Standing Committee on Finance with regard to allocation of funds in a fair and equitable manner.
It is not as if these funds are not planned in next year's budget. They are not even planned in the next five years' budgets. I believe the intention was to bring these concerns to the Minister and that he would place them in his budget and plan accordingly, to ensure that fairness and equity occurs across the territories. Thank you.