Thank you, Mr. Chair. My opening comment to the proposed capital budget at hand is minimal. Coming from a remote area of the Northwest Territories, we're quite drawn to the only industry in town, or the only industry in the area, which is the government itself, and without capital planning allowances for increase of commerce and employment and training opportunities in our area it becomes even more limited. With the departure of industry we are primarily focused on the projects our government is actually doing for the area to stimulate.
In the capital plan we have a facility going into one of the communities, and if we're going to draw and attract professional people in isolated, remote areas we need upgraded and up-to-date facilities for them to feel comfortable in a surrounding on the worksite, as well as living accommodations that are suitable to the needs of long hours he or she has worked in that profession.
Given those factors and the needs of our areas, I see this budget as modest. It's enhancing leverages at the federal level to maximize on capital availability. Last year, and again this year, we're quite happy to see a number of minor -- some larger centres might call it minor, but in the community of Deline, which has really maximized their programs to fix their streets and roads is remarkable when you look at the end product and the distribution of benefits during the construction of that landmark.
I say to myself when I go there, you've got a nice dust-controlled road, and recap the individuals on the achievements that they've done. They don't see it from this side of the building, they see it from the end user at the community level, and they're quite happy with those smaller projects. It's a good feeling to see that there's a government that is really trying to accommodate the little, medium, and larger centres. Given consideration of those principles, I'm happy to go through the capital discussions with some questions, not any contentious ones. Mahsi.