Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is directed to the Premier. It is in regard to a proposal he received along with the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs regarding a proposal for preliminary design and engineering work for an all-weather highway south of Inuvik in the Gwich'in settlement area, which he received from the president of the Gwich'in Tribal Council, Mr. Richard Nerysoo.

I'd just like to ask the Premier if he has had an opportunity to discuss this with his Cabinet colleagues and his federal counterpart, the federal Minister of Indian Affairs, and see if there is a potential opportunity to invest in some of this engineering design work for the Mackenzie Highway down the Mackenzie Valley from Inuvik south.