Thank you, Mr. Krutko. Minister Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are presently working on several housing need surveys to determine which communities are in need. I believe Tsiigehtchic was one of the four identified. We feel that we should revise and review the current status of each community and we will undertake to try to satisfy the Member's question. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Allen. Oral questions. The Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is for the Minister responsible for Transportation. Mr. Speaker, the announcement that was made today regarding a change in the speed limit on a portion of Highway No. 3 for trucks being reduced from 90 kilometres per hour to 70 kilometres per hour. My question is, was the trucking industry consulted on this change to see indeed if this is something that they also feel would assist in improving safety conditions? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

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

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do not know, at this moment, what the opinion of the trucking industry is on this. This move by the department is in relation to having a safe highway. As all the Members of the House know, over the past little while, there have been many concerns expressed by the public as to the ability to properly and safely navigate that stretch of highway. We are taking whatever steps we feel are necessary to ensure safety. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Steen. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister for Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have been advised that in some of the jurisdictions, there are different speed limits for different types of traffic including truck traffic versus normal small vehicle traffic, light vehicle traffic. As an example, for instance, even the industry themselves, Robinson Trucking, I believe, I have been advised do, in fact, request that their drivers abide by a speed limit that they themselves set, which is about 70 kilometers an hour, I understand. So the department does take into the consideration the fact that there would be two different speed limits for different types of traffic. However, we are assuming that if the highway condition doesn't allow light traffic to proceed at 90 kilometers an hour, drivers will drive at a rate that the condition of the highway permits, not at what the speed limit is posted. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Steen. Item 6, oral questions. The Member for Inuvik Boot Lakes, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We have heard on a number of occasions in this House now about the need for new revenues. My question is to the Minister responsible for Finance. Can the Minister inform us to what areas the department has been looking at to try and bring in new revenues? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The areas that we have been looking at for potentially increasing new revenues include, of course, our formula financing grant, any other federal transfers, and we have a number of them, taxes, and other non-tax revenues like fees and licenses. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Can the Minister further elaborate in the area when he speaks of taxes? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not want to speculate on specifics on what kind of taxes they might be, but we have a number of taxes in the Northwest Territories that range from tobacco to fuel to alcohol and so on. We also have other potential areas in terms of corporate taxes, but Mr. Speaker, I do not want to get into what the potential may be in any of those areas. That would be speculation. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Can the Minister inform us as to when the committees will be able to review this, whether it be the interim appropriation or will it be in the main business plan? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Roland. The honourable Minister responsible for Finance, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I have mentioned before, the review of all these options takes some time. I do not believe that we can, in fact, we will not be able to have this in time for the interim appropriations. The results will be available as we do our business plans. Some of the options may also mean changes in legislation and so on, so I could not even commit that we would be able to make all the changes for the next fiscal year, maybe a year down the road yet before we could implement some of the possibilities. Thank you.

Thank you, Minister Handley. Final supplementary, Mr. Roland.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the area of increased finances, the first response to my question did talk about the area of formula financing. Can the Minister inform us if the federal government or has there been discussions with the federal government in this area? Thank you.