Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My ranting and raving about the Ingraham Trail and the amount of money that's going into that highway is, as I referred to, the best bush road in the Northwest Territories. Mr. Chairman, some real good people live on the Ingraham Trail and kudos to them for having a real nice highway. Mr. Minister has indicated to me, Mr. Chairman, that there are tens of thousands of people that pass through there. It's a safety problem, you know, and if that was happening to my region I would certainly stand up and pay attention because that is a lot of vehicles and those people have to live through it a certain amount of time throughout the year. I guess that's the reasoning. Anyway, I have from my region similar cases that we want in our region and asking that consideration and effort and plans be given to our region that has potential for huge economic oil and gas activity. Once you complete the Bear River Bridge, that would be a signal that development can happen in larger volumes, at least, because of the completion of these bridges. Right now that's stopping a lot of the government from staying an extra month or so longer in our region. They indicated to us, so I want to say that in terms of our bridges, in terms of how soon when we can see the completion of the Blackwater Bridge, the Bear River Bridge. I know you're doing some work on Big Smith and looking at Little Smith also, and there are other bridges that need to be completed. It's just mind boggling that the federal government just doesn't see the need for continuing on with the Mackenzie Valley road in terms of a priority and an option. Maybe the pipeline should be an option for them, too, in terms of some type of leverage, but that's a whole other discussion.
Right now we're talking about highways and bridges and I would like to definitely see our bridges completed to show that we can make a huge contribution to the North and our region can contribute, too, like any other region, if we had the infrastructure there to do so. Mr. Chair, I'd like to take a few minutes to listen to what the Minister has to say, then I'll have two more questions and I'll be done. Thank you.