Frederick Blake Jr.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Any further questions? Mr. Vanthuyne.

Thank you, Mr. O'Reilly. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just on page 234, I am glad to see the amount for the wind monitoring at Aurora Research Institute has gone up $50,000. When can the department estimate, you know, that they will actually proceed in putting a wooden generator up in the Storm Hills area? Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Minister Schumann.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. I think the Minister is referring to light traffic. Light traffic can transfer LNG, just for his information. Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Just a couple of things I wanted to comment on. As we all know, there were reductions to the ferry services in the fall, with the Peel and Mackenzie River. It is really unfortunate, as I said in my statement earlier today. Just when the department seemed to have mastered operating during the fall season, they turn around and shut it down. I am not sure what they used those funds for, whether it was to buy NTCL or give it to transportation for maintenance of the Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk Highway, just looking at all the different numbers that increased.

It could be used for...

Thank you, Mr. Thompson. Mr. Guy.

Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, I know a lot of the information that the department is using is from a couple of years back. This 40 per cent closure he is referring to, I know in my discussions in the House, that was highway closures is what he is referring to. That might have been a couple of years back, but this year, it was very limited. Like I said, if you take the numbers that were used on the ferry this year, we have had in the neighbourhood of 200 tractor trailers, if not more. In the month of November alone, we had over 120. The reason I know this is because I communicate pretty well...