Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As Members know, this project is a private/public partnership. The private ownership of it is the Deh Cho Bridge Corporation. The bridge corporation has approached us and we have, as I told Members, provided up to a $2 million loan guarantee to them, and I have advised Members that we have extended that for a year.
Mr. Speaker, I was very pleased yesterday when Mr. McLeod, the Deh Cho Bridge Corporation and myself were advised that the federal government, through DIAND, have now approved a $3 million contribution to the Deh Cho Bridge Corporation.
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I appreciate the work that our Member of Parliament, Ethel Blondin-Andrew, has done on this project for us. I think this now gives the Deh Cho Bridge Corporation the working capital that they need in order to continue this project ahead. But, Mr. Speaker, the only hold-up right now is on the environmental assessment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And that's great news. Thank you.