Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Premier and it's in relation to the document that the Minister of Transportation referred to today in his Minister's statement. I think there are some very good points in this six-point strategy. A lot of it requires the cooperation of the federal government for input. It states, for example on the highway program, it requires the cooperation of other stakeholders, but certainly the federal government is the principal one because they are the one who will presumably provide the dollars.
One of the areas of concern I have is, for example, the Mackenzie Highway is being used right now by a lot of the trucking firms shipping materials to the potential new mine sites that will be developed here. Hence, there is a lot of usage and a lot of wear and tear on our highways. The federal government is the one that's going to be the beneficiary of those mines, from a royalty factor, to the tune of around 14 per cent of every dollar produced. If we get one or two mines going, that could contribute in excess of $100 million a year. However, we, as a territorial government, are paying for the wear and tear on our highways. I wonder if the Premier could tell us if he will bring this to the attention of the federal Minister and also have the Minister of Transportation discuss it with the Minister of Transportation on the federal side.