Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I certainly have some thoughts about this motion. I thought about the highways in all the Mackenzie Valley in the north, and I’m going to not support this motion.
I think this motion should look at other highways. I also mentioned before that the Dempster Highway up in Inuvik certainly needs some work, especially with dust control. I have seen it. That’s a whole region that has been in the dust for a long time in terms of the use of that highway. I certainly understand Mr. Menicoche’s concerns about this situation. I’ve been made aware of it.
However, for myself, I look at some of the roads. I certainly do not agree with the motion in terms of the recommendations to reallocate the funding. I think that the people of Beaufort-Delta and the Mackenzie region, in terms of dust control and what they can do to enhance safety…. This is something that should be strongly considered with the amount of money that’s in here from Transportation for Highway No. 5. However, I want to state for the record that I think there are other areas that should be on record. I am going to leave it at that and have some discussions with the department after.