Mr. Chairman, I think I mentioned earlier that the department is working with and approaching this whole need for new roads. We are approaching the federal government from a different angle, which in fact is what we mentioned in our Highway Investment Strategy. We are suggesting that there is a possibility of constructing the highway system through small projects, based mainly in the smaller communities so that we actually bring work on the whole thing, but not from one end or the other, but rather as the Member suggested, working it from the communities and then out from there. That divides the whole project into smaller projects or contracts that the communities can handle.
This is basically the approach we took with Indian Affairs in approaching them through the Community Aboriginal Economic Development Program, where there is an involvement of the aboriginal community. There is a partnership whereby Indian Affairs, this government and the community would get involved in the project. It is similar to what happened on the bridge program. It would be addressed more to all-weather roads rather than the winter road program.
We are taking this type of approach to address the need to eventually have an all-weather road system. Thank you.