Thank you, Mr. Speaker. During our presentation of our budget, we had indicated that we're doing a number of things across the board. We want to update our Highway Strategy. We have received an agreement for our SIF money and we want to put a proposal together, a strategy together to approach the federal government. As part of this strategy, we're going to change our focus somewhat. Our last Corridors for Canada proposal that went forward was focused on resource development and reconstruction of roads that were in areas impacted by resource development. This time around we still want to be able to invest money into resource areas that are impacted by resource development, but we also want to be able to focus on connecting communities. We realize there's a high cost of living in the Northwest Territories and a way to lower the cost of living would be to have good transportation links. That would be our focus. We are working on that document now and we'll have that over the next while for a review by committee. We'll present it to committee and get their comments on it. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Michael McLeod on Question 519-15(3): Road Conditions In The Sahtu Region
In the Legislative Assembly on March 2nd, 2005. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 519-15(3): Road Conditions In The Sahtu Region
Question 519-15(3): Road Conditions In The Sahtu Region
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 1st, 2005
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