Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, I would certainly look very seriously at any proposals we have from communities or from the region that relate to work that is going on, or is projected to go on in the near future, definitely. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to follow up on my questions that I was posing to the Minister of Transportation. I would like to ask the Minister to change his approach. Rather than trying to convince the people of an option that is totally untenable and to try to get blood out of a stone, would he please go to his Cabinet colleagues and the Premier and revisit this issue. How urgent is this and how willing is this government to spend some money on the road? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I can assure the Member that this is a very important issue with this government. After we announced that we intend to allow the bill to die in this session, this government will meet as Cabinet and review where we go from here as far as funding for our highways is concerned. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Ms. Lee.

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The House will come back to order. We were still on item 6, oral questions, and we had about a minute and a half left to go. The honourable Member for Range Lake was on to her supplementary. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee, your supplementary.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I believe I have established that he really does not need to study this issue anymore. People have spoken. People have said no to the hotel tax, no to the highway tax. Would the Minister tell his Cabinet the only option we have left is for the government to find the money from within?

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the question seems to ask an opinion of me, or of me to express an opinion. As we indicated in my statement today, we do plan to go back to the drawing board, go back to the stakeholders and see whether or not there is the potential out there for this initiative to go forward with some amendments to it. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Final supplementary, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I do not think I am getting through at all, with all the statements I had made, all the questions I had. I do not understand. I have to tell the Minister there is no stakeholder he can pay enough to say this is fixable. Will the Minister not go to Cabinet and say, "Okay, you guys. Enough money to the Executive, enough money to RWED, let's get some money in Transportation." Would he do that, Mr. Speaker?

Thank you, Ms. Lee. The honourable Minister responsible for the Department of Transportation, Mr. Steen.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Among all of the other things, I will take that as well to the Minister of Finance. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. The time for question period has expired. Item 7, written questions. The honourable Member for Great Slave, Mr. Braden.

Mr. Speaker, thank you. I have several written questions for the Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Board. I have raised these certainly from my own interests as well as on behalf of a constituent of mine, an injured worker.

1. What kind of severance packages are offered to the executives, management and staff when they leave the Workers' Compensation Board?
2. What is the donation policy of the Workers' Compensation Board?
3. The Workers' Compensation Board in Alberta has recently announced rates that are going to be going up in the neighbourhood of 30 percent for employers. Are rate increases being contemplated for NWT employers?
4. Mr. Speaker, when donations and severance packages are paid out, what is the source of the funding?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. Item 7, written questions. Item 8, returns to written questions. Item 9, replies to opening address. Item 10, petitions. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I seek unanimous consent to waive Rule 93(4) and have Committee Report 10-14(4) moved into committee of the whole for today. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you. The honourable Member is seeking unanimous consent to waive Rule 93(4) and have Committee Report 10-14(4) moved into committee of the whole for today. Are there any nays? There are no nays. Committee Report 10-14(4) is moved into committee of the whole for today. Item 11, reports of standing and special committees. Item 12, reports of committees on the review of bills. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Inuvik Twin Lakes, Mr. Allen.

Thank you, Mr. Allen. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Weledeh, Mr. Handley.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have two documents for tabling. Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Investing in the Future of Northerners, Northwest Territories Development Corporation 2000-2001 Annual Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

As well, Mr. Speaker, I wish to table the following document entitled Interim Manufacturing Directive. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 13, tabling of documents. The honourable Member for Yellowknife Centre, Mr. Ootes.