Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I attended a meeting with Mr. Collenette in Toronto, not Ottawa. It was specifically to see if we could raise issues with him as to special funding for the Northwest Territories portion of the National Highway Strategy Funding Program, and also to bring to his attention the Non-Renewable Resource Strategy, and hope to obtain his support in federal Cabinet for that specific proposal.

The Minister listened to our concerns and did give some indications as to what possibilities for different options for how this funding may be divided up among the provinces and territories, but he did say there are no decisions made and they will not be made until later in the year. Thank you.