Thank you, Mr. Chair. Like most of the Members here, I also have concerns about the number of carry-overs.

Right now, the economy is slow. Everyone feels it. It has been getting slower and slower throughout our term here. People who are just trying to keep their businesses going, who are trying to keep people employed, keep telling me that there is nothing going on, and they are having trouble keeping people employed. I say, "Well, we have this coming up." "We have this long-term care facility coming up." "We have a fish plant coming up." I keep saying that, and now I question myself when I keep saying that, because these are the kinds of things that keep getting pushed back and pushed back.

This work is needed now. My concern is that, if we keep pushing it off to the 19^th Assembly and to the 20^th Assembly, we are not going to be able to complete these projects, because our financial situation is not going to get better. Everyone knows what the financial outlook for the territory is, and it is relatively bleak. What we need to do is ensure that we get these projects done now, so that we can keep people employed now, and we can get this infrastructure while we still have the cash to do it. I have a feeling that these are just getting pushed off, and eventually they are going to get dropped. A lot of these are important projects.

I just wanted to throw that in there. I won't take up too much time. No further comments. I don't expect a response. Thanks, Mr. Chair.