Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate that answer. We do not have the population base in the small communities to have a tax base, therefore, we are suffering because we do not have a tax base and we cannot pave our roads. We cannot build the infrastructure needed to even keep our people there. The housing crunch in Yellowknife and Inuvik is becoming a big issue. Most of the problem is people coming from our small communities into these centres because that is where the infrastructure is. That is where the people are getting fed the bigger portion of meals, et cetera, on all issues. That is just a metaphor, Mr. Chairman.

You know, BHP is starting to pay royalties. Diavik will start paying royalties, and royalties will be paid by other industries in the Northwest Territories. These are royalties that aboriginal people living in these small communities believe are their royalties, their resources. Therefore, they should not have to pay taxes to get the kind of quality, services and infrastructure in the communities.

The Minister indicated that the department does not have a program to pave community streets. He is talking about O and M on maintenance. I would suggest that once you pave the streets, the O and M costs will be dramatically reduced on a year-to-year basis, and in the long run, probably provide a savings to the department.

I would like to know if the Minister, working with his Cabinet colleagues, in lieu of the fact that royalties are becoming a reality in the Northwest Territories that is far more than what we get in transfer payments, that the department come up with a program that will see every community in the Northwest Territories paved to have dust control. It is a health issue as well, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.