Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just wanted to touch base on safety on the highways. I have been addressing this issue for some time now in the House, practically since we started the 14th Legislative Assembly. Every time I ask questions on it, it seems to be a very complicated issue as to who wants to take responsibility for safety on our highways.
The more we talk about it, the more we talk about enforcement on our highways. I think that is great that we do have a lot of kilometres of highway to patrol and that is a big task in itself. My major concern is not so much in the enforcement end of it. I can drive all the way from Hay River to Edmonton some times and not see a police car or any kind of patrol car on the highway. Sometimes you see a lot, sometimes you do not see any.
Very often, you see signs along the highway as to what number to dial if you come across an accident or if you have to get a hold of someone. This is the area I have addressed a number of times in the House. I still do not see any signs on the highway. It is still an issue with me. Whether it is a tough situation to address or whether it is hard to address, it is still a safety issue. In my view, there are lives at stake out there if there is an accident.
We have to somewhere address the fact that we have to get a handle on this. We have to be able to put some information out there and help the travelling public as to what to do if they come across an accident or even if they are involved in an accident.
It seems to be very slow in coming. I have been told on a number of occasions when I have addressed it that there are a number of different departments involved. There is Transportation, Health and Social Services, MACA. For the area that the Department of Transportation is involved in, I would like to know exactly what the department is doing in that area.