Thank you, Mr. Chairman. First of all, looking at this capital plan, I’d like to thank the Department of Transportation for putting some money into Highway No. 6. I had an opportunity to discuss this budget, or the plan to put this money in, with the community of Fort Resolution. Highway No. 6 is the highway that goes from Hay River into Fort Resolution. It’s not right from Hay River but from what’s referred to as the Big Buffalo River camp into Fort Resolution, 90 kilometres of highway. For the most part, about 70 kilometres of this highway is in fairly decent shape. It’s not in good shape, but it’s in decent shape. The majority of this work I’d like to have the department look at, just concentrating on 17 kilometres of highway that goes from the camp at Little Buffalo River into Fort Resolution.

My understanding from talking to some of the people who live in the community is that that highway was originally put in as a temporary road. I was told it was just a road that was put in to originally make the road passable for regular traffic, but it was always the intention to actually get the road up to specs. So this is our first opportunity since then to get that portion of the road up to specs.

I think I did make a Member’s statement asking the Minister to take a look at getting the project started as quickly as possible. The budget goes back to

this current fiscal year, so there should be nothing impeding the department from starting the project as soon as possible. I’m hoping I can get an opportunity. I do believe the department has then given some direction to travelling to the community with me to take a look at this road. I’m hoping that it gets down to a point where we’re focusing on the worst areas of the highway.

In addition to that, I have a question for the Minister. The various highway chipseal overlay program has probably, aside from the bridge work, one of the larger budgets in the Department of Transportation plan over the length of the term of this government. I was wondering if the department or the Minister — whichever, the infrastructure Minister or the Minister of DOT — could advise me if the various highway chipseal overlay program is scheduled to go into Highway No. 6 at this time. That’s my question for now. Thank you, Mr. Chair.