Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the issue of public safety should be first and foremost in the mind of the government when it's dealing with this road. I know it's a municipal bypass road. I've argued in

the past that it could have been included in negotiations with the federal government or included in plans like Corridors for Canada, and included as part of the highway system because we only have one road into and out of the capital city. We can't forget that public safety should be our primary concern here.

I'd like to ask the Minister, and obviously it's going to have to be a partnership between the city and the GNWT, how much is the Department of Transportation going to put on the table to make sure that this road gets completed? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.