My concern, as well as that of a number of my constituents and a lot of people I know in Yellowknife, whether they live in my riding or not…. The fact is, there are a number of people who drive out. It seems as if an area was just finished, then chipsealed, then painted. You barely get through a season before it seemed to degrade quite significantly. Even the last time I was out on that road, which wasn’t that long ago, you could see significant adjustments, which causes me to wonder what’s happening here.

I just find it odd that we wouldn’t put some type of workmanship warranty on there that addresses the issue of the heaves there. The question arises, which is: was the technology there to build it properly or was the time taken to build it properly? Was that time used wisely? The permafrost issue is significant, and it causes grave concern when we’ve spent at least $100 million, I’m sure, on that highway, if not a lot more than that. It just seems like we didn’t get the $100 million-plus lifespan out of that. That causes concern here in Yellowknife.