Mr. Chair, in the short term I believe we are ready. In the long term, and that is when we look at the development, commercialization, production perhaps going on in the Sahtu, that we are going to be looking at things like the Mackenzie Valley Highway, fibre optic link, the Mackenzie Gas Project, the possibility of another oil pipeline south of Norman Wells. These are all things that are going to be a part of the equation when it comes to the development in the Sahtu.
Certainly, we need to find more money. The Department of Transportation is not alone. When I say that, I was recently at the federal Ministers’ meetings on transportation where the federal Minister has said a new program is in the works. Hopefully, we will see a new infrastructure program in this country that the Northwest Territories can take advantage of so that we can address the infrastructure needs across the territory. It is something that we have taken advantage of in the past through other programs like the Building Canada Plan. Those have gotten things done here in the Northwest Territories.
We need another infrastructure plan, in partnership with the federal government, that is going to allow us to maximize the capital dollars we have here in
this territory to take advantage of opportunities. The Sahtu is a perfect example of these opportunities. We have to take advantage of those, Mr. Chair. Thank you.