Mahsi, Mr. Speaker. I have a question for the Minister of Transportation. There has been considerable discussion regarding a road north of Yellowknife into the Arctic coast area. We all know that a road of this magnitude would be very expensive to build and maintain. However, from the other side, we always hear of the great benefits that such a road would bring. So, I would like to get some clarification as to what the real purpose of this road would be? Some Members have been told by people in the mining community that they think the road would be nice, but they don't intend to use it. Other groups say they want the road, but just access to the Arctic coast so they can put all the freight and minerals on ships and ship them out.
My question to the Minister is, what is the real purpose of the road to the arctic coast that people have been talking about?