Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, in my statement today, I explained how expensive life is in the Sahtu, and how the cost of travel separates us from our families, the good jobs, and how the cost of food is overwhelming us. Yes, we have a winter road, but it is only open for about seven to 12 weeks, and that depends if the winter road is really long, and if it is really cold outside and the snow is good. We wouldn't limit anyone in Yellowknife to seven weeks of grocery shopping, or visiting other communities, or visiting families, et cetera, for the whole year so I don't think the government should ask the good people of the Sahtu to do that either.
I offer the solution of an all-weather road. An all-weather road would increase the quality of life for the people in the Sahtu by 100 percent. You need to connect the communities of the Sahtu before we connect south. Mr. Speaker, I would like to ask the Minister of Transportation if he is interested in reallocating some of the funding for the Canal proposal to connect the communities of the Sahtu by all-weather road. Thank you.