Can the Minister of the Department of Transportation provide the following:

1. updated financial cost estimates to construct

the Mackenzie Valley Highway extension;

2. a framework for conducting the environmental

scoping of the Mackenzie Valley Highway extension;

3. an options paper to analyze the various

financial options for constructing the Mackenzie Valley Highway;

4. a territorial-wide strategy for engaging the

federal government’s Minister of Transportation and others with the intent of obtaining commitments to construct a Mackenzie Valley Highway; and finally,

5. a regional/community approach discussion

paper to help initiate the construction of the Mackenzie Valley Highway, by reviewing the GNWT’s programs and meetings with officials from DIAND to examine program that can be used to contribute to the Mackenzie Valley Highway construction.

Thank you.