Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to make a Member's statement on the Sachs Harbour airport, specifically, the runway itself. Mr. Speaker, early last fall the honourable Minister for Transportation, Mr. Antoine accompanied me to Sachs and he saw first hand for himself, the conditions of the airport in Sachs. He also had the opportunity to view the Muskox Harvesting Program that was being undertaken at that time. Mr. Speaker, the mayor of Sachs Harbour at that time pointed out to the Minister to make the muskox project more viable, extension of the existing runway would be needed. This would bring the transportation costs down. Mr. Speaker, since that time, the mayor of Sachs also brought up the issue at the Beaufort Leadership Conference in Inuvik this spring. Mr. Speaker, I believe that it is possible to make the muskox harvesting project more viable if we could bring transportation costs down. What I would be asking the

Minister of Transportation is, if he could not find the money in his own budget, would it be possible for him to consult with Mr. Kakfwi as this seems to be an economic development opportunity and possibly Mr. Kakfwi would have the money. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.