Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As far as policy in terms of devolution of highways within municipal boundaries goes, our policy is to work with communities that identify an interest in terms of taking over roads and public highways within municipal boundaries. That discussion has not brought forward many changes in the highways system in the past years. The door is open. I know certain communities have resisted that for whatever reason they choose.

In terms of turning over those roads, there are some economies of scale that perhaps are lost in taking over a small section of road when one highway camp is assigned hundreds of kilometres of road to maintain, and has a fleet that is assigned to do so. By all means, if specific communities wish to discuss the roads within their municipal boundaries, the department is open to that discussion. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.