Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Some of this is going to sound the same. Like I said before, Transportation plays a key role in our economic future. Transportation and opening up our communities is super important to our ability to have a strong economy; strong, healthy people. Highways are obviously a critical aspect just like our airports. One area that I mentioned in my opening comments or opening comments on your general remarks on your opening comments was the Deh Cho loop. I have driven it. It was a wonderful drive. Fortunately, I think I was driving at the one time of year that the Liard Highway was good, because all I hear is really bad stories about the Liard Highway. I will admit right up front I took a Yaris down it and it was okay, but I heard people driving four-by-fours three weeks later were getting their cars destroyed on the same road. Clearly I got lucky. But it is a wonderful road. It is a wonderful opportunity. The land is beautiful. There is a lot to see.
If we were to invest some additional time and money in finishing the link between Simpson and Liard, we would have a second access point, a second quality access point to the Northwest Territories, or North Slave and South Slave anyway, which would be great for tourism. It would allow those communities greater access to affordable goods, because a different quality of trucks would be able to use the road. I sure would like to see more progress made in that area. It would be a benefit for the whole Northwest Territories.
I understand it is not as simple as capping a road. I understand that that road needs... They have significant work right down to its base. I am wondering what the timeline is on and what type of planning is currently underway by highways to upgrade that road so it is a more reasonable link into the South and North Slave regions.