Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I do not disagree with the Member that this Territory should be receiving the royalties from the diamond mines, therefore allowing the government to have funding to pass on to the small communities. I support that 100 percent.

As far as this government coming up with paving or hard-topping programs for the communities, I think that although it may look like O and M would be cheaper, I believe that, based on the figures from Transportation for maintenance of hard-top versus gravel surfaces on the highways, it is almost double for hard-top than it is for gravel. The same thing would apply in the communities. At some point in time, you have to replace this stuff. You have to do repairs to it. That is when it becomes expensive, the maintenance.

Although I tend to agree with the Member that health-wise and all that, there may be large benefits, what MACA is trying to do is we have supplied the communities with what is called poor man's hard-top, which is calcium. It does help to control dust if it is used properly. At this point in time, that is all MACA can afford.

I tend to agree with the Members that there is going to take a large push from all Members towards changing the priorities of government as far as funding is concerned for small communities. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.