Thank you, Mr. Speaker. A large part of this bill is good. The area where a person cannot sit in the box of a vehicle troubles me. I represent two communities, one of which is Lutselk'e. There is no taxi or bus service available. There is no public transportation available. There is a limited amount of vehicles. The airport is some three kilometres outside of the community.

We all know the weather in the Northwest Territories. It gets very, very cold in the winter. In summer, when you want to walk, it gets very dusty.

With a limited amount of vehicles in the community, people have no choice but to sit in the back of a box to catch a ride into town or from town to the airport. This bill will make this illegal. I am afraid it will make criminals out of people that do not deserve this kind of distinction.

I encourage the department to amend this section of the bill to reflect that concern. I have worked with the Minister and the committee and have introduced an amendment to the bill that was agreed to by the Department of Transportation and the Minister. However, Cabinet retracted that amendment and decided to go with the original bill as stated. I think it is a bad move on behalf of the government. It is not recognized in the limitations and challenges that small communities such as Lutselk'e have.

I do not agree with this bill. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.