Thank you, Mr. Chairman. That issue is before the department as we speak. We are considering the issue of access to information and the security of that information. The details with regard to the Member's request have to do exactly with those concerns and the security of information as it is shared. The partnership reference in the description of motor vehicles has more to do with issues with regard to harmonization between jurisdictions for weights and dimensions, for practices pertaining to permitting and the smooth and efficient movement of goods across provincial and territorial borders.

At the same time, I want to point out that we are of the view of sharing information that is available for sharing within the limits of legislation and government policy for access to information. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Mr. Chairman, the department is doing everything possible to ensure that it fully complies with the requirements under various pieces of legislation, including access to information. At this point, we recognize that we have differences with other jurisdictions. It is not new, but we have differences. We will continue to work with our provincial partners to try to define an appropriate level, but we are bound to territorial access to information legislation and the policies of the government in terms of how that information is shared and how the security of that information is managed by any partners involved with the department. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to go back and echo Mr. Braden and Mr. Bell on the highway patrols. I travel back and forth to Rae a lot. During the day, I would see these guys out there between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., but after 5:00 p.m., there are no highway patrols out there. Do they have nine to five hours? Or are they out there but pretty well hidden? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. In the North Slave region, the department has one enforcement compliance officer who works on a normal employment work schedule. His presence would be on the basis of time dedicated to on-road compliance and time dedicated to both the inspection of commercial carrier facilities, and through the associated time that generally occurs through the enforcement business of documentation and court activities. So in essence, the answer is yes, it is a five day a week operation. It can vary depending on the time of year. At this time of year, it is variable because of the nature of the trucking. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

So we do not have any highway patrols in the evenings. So if all the trucks travel in the evenings, then this officer has no work to do during the day. Is that what I gather?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. As I stated at this time, the time can be variable. At this specific time, we have complemented the one officer in this area with the additional officer support out of the Enterprise dispatch area. We have also mobilized our mobile enforcement vehicle to the North Slave to ensure that we are keeping up to the level of trucking that is travelling up from the South Slave into the North Slave and onto the mining areas. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have one more question. It is a question I asked the Minister before. It is about safety signs on the highways. New signs were put on the reconstructed highway between Stagg and Rae. The new signs that are out there are non-reflective. There is no safety when the signs are not reflective. You cannot see them at night. These signs are the seatbelt sign and the turn your headlights on sign. There is also other information signs that are not reflective. They do not meet regulations. At that time, the Minister said they would do something about it but nothing has been done to date. It has been three months since asked him the question about it. Thank you.

Mr. Chairman, it is my understanding the work was to happen. It was to be dealt with by the contractor who was responsible for that section of road. I am not familiar with the sign change at this point, but if they have not been changed, I can assure this committee that they will be changed in short order. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would just like to get clarification. As I understand it, the department is responsible for safety regulations. The deputy minister is now telling me that it is up to the contractor to do it. I do not see it as the contractors. The department has to make the contractor do it or else they would put the signs up themselves. This is a safety issue. The contractor has gone south. He is not going to be back until the end of March. Are the signs going to be there until he is back? I just do not understand this.