Mahsi cho, Mr. Speaker. Today I

want to talk about the road between Fort Resolution and Pine Point. The monies are in the foreseeable future but we don’t know exactly where we are going to be going, so I would like to address the Minister on that issue. The Minister of Transportation is putting infrastructure dollars into the reconstruction of Highway No. 6. Mr. Speaker, the allocation of capital is sufficient to complete about 50 percent of the highway between what used to be Pine Point and Fort Resolution to the chipseal stage. The department is completing work in the most dangerous part of the highway again. I consider that to be an appropriate response by the government. Mr. Speaker, my contention is the government must complete the reconstruction of Highway No. 6 to 100 percent. The government must put additional money into the infrastructure plan at this coming budget year in order to complete the highway 100 percent. The community of Fort Resolution has in the past very little infrastructure from the government and there is very little infrastructure money in the capital plan for the next five years. More infrastructure money would finish the highway 100 percent, making the people of Fort Resolution feel like the government is concerned about their safety and their cost. Mr. Speaker, this is a very unstable highway, especially at night and during bad weather. In addition, vehicles take a real pounding on that

highway and vehicles don’t last as long as they would driving on other highways compared to this highway making it necessary to replace vehicles long before their due time. Mr. Speaker, at the appropriate time, I will have questions for the Minister of Transportation on Highway No. 6. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.