Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since we did not realize this prize total would ever be envisioned when the fee structure was determined, the department will undertake a review to review the current fee structure for a territorial-wide raffle and propose changes in this current fiscal year, which would allow for a maximum licence fee which would not be based on the total prize. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Allen. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I appreciate the interest and the commitment that the Minister has made to that. I would further ask whether reciprocal licensing arrangements might be made. By that, Mr. Speaker, I mean could we see an agreement which would facilitate the sale of tickets by Northwest Territories groups into Alberta or southern regions? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Municipal and Community Affairs, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, MACA will undertake that responsibility and look into the matter further. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Minister Allen. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for North Slave, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, at this point in time, the department has no plan to put a road into Wekweti.

Thank you, Minister Steen. The honourable Member for North Slave, Mr. Lafferty, Supplementary.

The honourable Minister responsible for Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just for clarification, this is the first year the Department of Transportation has responsibility for a winter road into Wekweti. In the past, this was done through the Department of Public Works and it was not a winter road per se, but rather a one-time route into the community and out again in order to deliver supplies, in many cases, building supplies. However, it was never considered as a winter road such as Transportation builds in other communities.

Transportation has now taken on this responsibility and we would consider it in relation to the amount of identified need for this particular road. We would also have to get an indication from stakeholders what exactly they plan to bring into the community and what exactly would be the overall benefits from putting the road in. I am told by the department that it is not a cheap move on the part of the department. It is very expensive to build a road into the community. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the department realizes that we have a mandate to connect all communities with the highway system through winter roads if possible. Wekweti is part of that responsibility. We would put very serious consideration into considering a winter road into Wekweti. Our present plans which involve the Lupin winter road, if this did go ahead, it would be on the basis that this is a full cost recovery and no cost to the government.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Final supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Minister responsible for Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the question the Member asked is one of the main questions the department would have to take a serious look at. Based on what stakeholders say, whether or not we should in fact take over operation of the winter road in favour of more northern ownership of that road, so to speak. That is one of the questions that has not been answered yet and it is still in the works. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Tu Nedhe, Mr. Nitah.