Mr. Chairman, I don't want to just be stuck on my constituency here, but what's the case with Lutselk'e because they're not even on the board here? There's a dust problem there. There's a dust problem in every community in the Northwest Territories, but I know there's a major dust problem in the community of Lutselk'e. People complain to me on a daily basis during the summer. There are health issues. Elders are concerned for their breathing. Children with lung problems stay home. People use way more water in the summer; a lot less than the standard that is acceptable in Canada, but try keeping a dust-free home in any of these communities. You can't. But this schedule does not reflect the dire needs of today. This looks like a laid-back, let's do it, take our time, et cetera, et cetera.

We pushed for the dust control through chipsealing because there is a need now. It's a health issue. This schedule does not reflect that health issue, Mr. Chairman. What can we do to speed up this schedule, so we can get into the communities and start controlling the dust? We are talking about the high rates of cancer. Maybe there's a connection with dust there, we don't know. Twelve out of 14 people who die are dying of cancer here. We easily blame smoking and increase the taxes, but are there other things? I know people who don't smoke who are dying from cancer. I'm not directly relating it, but there's a possibility. I'm just trying to pinpoint and elaborate as strong as I can, Mr. Chairman, that this is a health issue, this is not a program because we want to develop that program. It's a health issue.

Calcium doesn't work, it never has worked, and now it's not an accepted component anymore for dust control. Why can't we speed this up? Let's target some communities. Fort Resolution is a prime one that can start right now, this summer. Like I said, chipsealing in the communities is going on right now. Lutselk'e is building an arena, we need crushed gravel for that. Why can't we crush enough gravel and start that program as soon as possible? Let's look at it from a logical point of view. There are short summers up north and the summers are longer in the south, therefore, there's most dust in the south. That's where we should be targeting our projects. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.