Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, my honourable colleagues. Mr. Speaker, I should mention here that both the Premier, the Honourable Don Morin, and the Minister of Transportation, the Honourable Jim Antoine, were presented with copies of this report during their recent visit to Tuktoyaktuk in November of this past year. I believe both Mr. Morin and Mr. Antoine were impressed with the professionalism of the report and the determination of the people involved to see the project through.

Mr. Speaker, I would also like to recognize my honourable colleague from Inuvik, Mr. Roland, for his support on this project. I hope the rest of my honourable colleagues in this House will indicate their support for the funding of this most worthwhile project which, in effect, would serve as the missing link connecting the Dempster Highway to the Arctic Ocean. Mr. Speaker, we believe the completion of the Dempster Highway to the Arctic Ocean would benefit all residents of the NWT and Canada as well. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.