Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there has been some discussion with Members of the legislature about business that is before this House that requires our attention. The Members of the legislature and the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight, I believe, and the Cabinet are all aware of the concern by the Tlicho to give some attention and due consideration to their legislation. I believe there will be some discussions today and possibly tomorrow that could provide hopefully a positive response to the Member's question. So probably tomorrow you will get an appropriate or positive response. Thank you.

Thank you, Premier. Supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Supplementary, Mr. Lafferty.

Thank you, Mr. Lafferty. The honourable Premier, Mr. Kakfwi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the Members of the legislature have a duty to consider all legislation and initiatives by this government and legislation requires due diligence. There's a process set out for considering bills, including public consultation. So we have to take that into account. The Cabinet is fully aware of it. We would like to see that respected, as well as the political will of the Tlicho people to see this government act as quickly and as fairly as possible in response to the need for legislation and for the public to be informed about what these agreements mean and to have some opportunity to be informed and to have some discussion.

The intent is to proceed, taking into account everybody's interest and to make sure that everybody is onside and we act in the way that we all like to think we are, which is the consensus system of government. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Premier. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Frame Lake, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my questions today are for the Minister of Transportation. At a constituency meeting last night one issue that came up was the condition of Highway No. 3. I suspect that will be of interest to some of the others in the gallery, as well, today. One person that came to my constituency meeting advised me that he had driven the highway four times recently and that each time he felt that the highway was unsafe. On each one of those four trips he felt the highway was unsafe. He wondered if, in order to ensure that we had enough money to put into the reconstruction, the government was skimping on daily maintenance. The parts of the highway that he found were bad were not just in the construction area, but along the regular parts of the highway where construction has not yet taken place. So are we reducing the maintenance in order to put more money into reconstruction? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Minister Handley.

Mr. Speaker, no, the department is not skimping on maintenance on Highway No. 3. As we know, the portion that is within the construction area is maintained by the company that is doing the reconstruction. The other piece on this side is the responsibility of the department. We're continuing to maintain it as best we can. It is a worn out, tired, broken down, old road and requires almost daily work on it to keep it passable. As far as it being unsafe, it probably is unsafe at some speeds, some conditions and so on, but I hope people can bear with us while we improve the road. We're doing another 20 kilometres this year. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I'm concerned that the Minister is saying that the road may at times be unsafe, because I think we have a responsibility as a government to ensure the safety of the travelling public. So would the Minister please confirm that it's his responsibility, if the road is open, to be able to say to the public that the road is safe if you're following the posted speed limit?

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Minister Handley.

Mr. Speaker, the road is safe at the posted speed limits. If they're not working on it, the road is certainly patrolled every day. If there are spots where there are potholes or conditions that need to be noticed by drivers, then those are put up as quickly as they are become aware of. This doesn't mean there won't be accidents, but I certainly urge drivers to use due care and attention when they travel that road. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Dent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I guess I have to express a significant concern that the Minister says that he knows there will be accidents. I would hope that we're maintaining a road in a state that the public can be assured that if they were travelling at the posted speed that they could travel in safety. Mr. Speaker, could the Minister advise us, what is the timetable for concluding the reconstruction of Highway No. 3?

Thank you, Mr. Dent. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Minister Handley.

Mr. Speaker, this year, as I mentioned, we are doing another almost 20 kilometres that will be reopened. That will leave 30 kilometres. We are looking at how we can do that within our limited fiscal resources and, in fact, the Department of Transportation is looking at alternatives, including having someone do a finance design and build for the road to finish it over the next couple of years. I will do everything I can within our resources to get it done as quickly as we possibly can. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Range Lake, Ms. Lee.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, my question today is in regard to marriage licence fees, which is under the jurisdiction of Department of Health and Social Services. Mr. Speaker, it is very rare and it takes a lot of work to change a law on behalf of your constituents. I was able to get this done, but there is a last set that needs to be done. Mr. Speaker, what I've been working with the Minister of Health and Social Services on for the last three years is to increase the fee for getting a marriage licence from $5 to something bigger because it's written in the act as $5. In order to change that and to increase to reflect the market value of the work being done, we need to change the law. The law was changed, the problem, Mr. Speaker, is that it hasn't been enforced. So it's not effective and as everybody is aware, we are drawing to a close this Assembly. So I need to ask the Minister when he's preparing to enforce that clause so that the increase will come into effect before we finish. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.