Mr. Chairman, with regard to general comments, this government is doing tons of studies, strategies, highway strategies, we have looked at building bridges up the Mackenzie Valley, permanent bridges across creeks. So I think this is not something that is new. We have done evaluations in the past and I think under general comments, it is not too...to ask general questions to this department on things which are in the domain or in the responsibility of this department. This is not a new subject. This has been raised over the last number of years. Yet we hear this government talking about what the cost factor is. One time I heard it was going to cost $30 million and the next thing we hear it is going to cost $60 million to build a bridge across the Mackenzie.
Mr. Speaker, we are spending a lot of money in this budget with regard to the non-renewable resource sector, but there is very little money for improving road linkages to our communities and allowing the residents of the Northwest Territories to have better transportation links so we can travel without having to deal with ice crossings or ferry closures. I find it improper for the Minister to say he cannot answer this question until he is not responsible for building bridges or transportation. I am not sure who I ask this question to. Again, have they considered looking at doing an evaluation of these different bridges? I know Mr. McLeod has raised this question in the House about the evaluation by this government. I would like to know if the Minister will be answering that question.