Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank the Member from Nunakput, Mr. Steen, for that question. I will be attending, I just so happen to be travelling back to my constituency of Inuvik that day and will be taking part in the strategy meeting that will be taking place in Inuvik. The Member is correct, there are a number of issues that are ongoing and following up on further meetings as to where we are right now with the strategies. We will be taking that information, and I am hopeful that I can present to my Cabinet colleagues as we wrap up these strategies with a number of options to move forward with. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In supplementary, would the Minister be confirming then that this particular meeting, at this point in time, the government has no strategy in place?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In fact, the Department of Transportation which I now represent has been working on a strategy. There are four, I am sure everyone is aware, the Slave Geological Province, the Mackenzie Valley Highway, Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk Highway and the acceleration of Highway #3 reconstruction; those are, in fact, all being worked on at this time. As I said earlier, hopefully we will be able to come up with a number of options in the very near future that I can take forward to my Cabinet colleagues. We do have, in fact, a strategy that is under way but I could not give the Member a strategy in hand today because it is not complete. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Would the Minister be prepared to confirm that at this point in time the highway between Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik is still an option, it would be considered as part of the strategy?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I would like to confirm with the Member that the Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk highway is still a part of the strategy and is still an option that will be worked on. As I said, again, once we have completed all the strategies and wrap up, I will be able to present to my colleagues in Cabinet options from that point on we will be able to move forward with. Thank you.