Thank you very much, Madam Chair. Madam Chair, this item deals with the extension of the Mackenzie Valley Fibre Link from the Inuvik to Tuk Highway. And given the conversations that we've had during the length of this Assembly in regards to broadband internet and its far-reaching impact on Northerners from, you know, the border right up to the Arctic Ocean and back again, I'm wondering where there is no money showing under the P3s or additional projects mentioned here. And I mean, this has a huge impact on education when we're talking about northern distance learning or when we're talking about the community learning centres in our small NWT communities. It has been an impact on public health and people's ability to access information as we saw during the height of the pandemic where, you know, information was changing minute to minute. And even, you know, daily or monthly activities like somebody being able to request a new healthcare card or update their vehicle registration. A lot of these things happen online now. And without people having access to broadband internet, it's just not possible for them to really access these government services. So I'm wondering if the Minister can speak to why we're not seeing more capital investment in broadband internet here. Thank you.
Caitlin Cleveland on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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