Thank you, colleagues. Mr. Speaker, other NWT areas have and will enjoy economic infrastructure benefits. The Sahtu, in particular the community of Tulita, looks forward to advancing the shovel-ready Bear River Bridge which was procured in 2006. Later Mr. Speaker, I will have questions for the appropriate Minister for a joint advancing. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to recognize my aunt providing valued interpretation in Slavey here. She is watching my back currently. Ms. Alphonsine McNeely. Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, as we conclude our session for the 2017 calendar year and look forward to the resources of next year's fiscal proposal with high hopes of Infrastructure budget releases. Mr. Speaker, this brings to the mandate of this government and my 2015 election priorities of working towards supporting the construction for the long-desired project, the Mackenzie Valley highway. Mr. Speaker, today I highlight the continuous efforts by our group as follows.

This infrastructure is an already-supported highway by the previous Assembly, for an application submitted to the federal...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My last question to the Minister is: why do you think manufacturing is an important area to spend time and resources on, given its small part or contribution to our overall economy? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thanks to the Minister for the answer. Often, when manufacturing is on the agenda, we are talking about Hay River, Fort Smith, and Yellowknife. My next question is: are we going to see some benefits for the rest of the NWT? Maybe a dry dock in the community of Norman Wells?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, departmental strategies are sound prudent management systems and strengthens vision for direction. I know I have mentioned this a number of times because we have a number of strategies out there.

Entering the two years remaining in our term draws attention to the more implementation of strategies and achievable targets. It is incumbent on us to hold accountable and transparent government.

Mr. Speaker, action plans are developed with targets, measurable to the success of these strategies. Above all, education through consultation is just as important to the...

Yes, thank you, Mr. Chair. For the record, I have to agree with the approval of the requests for this I'll call it a celebration request, knowing these smaller communities, and I am just picturing if it may happen that the Community of Tulita gets the funding required for the Bear River Bridge, which they have longed for for several decades, it is very highly unusual to have a celebration fund put in in the form of the contract tender when the contractor says, "No, I am not into the business of providing cake and cookies here. I am just here to build this bridge."

In the spirit of working with...

Will the Minister provide that information on engagement to the sessions that happened in Norman Wells?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Following up on my Member's statement on strategies, my first question to the Minister of ITI is: how do you think a new manufacturing strategy could help better the territory's manufacturing industry? Mahsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I value everybody's decisions and comments here today and throughout the Mid-Term Review developments, terms are referenced to develop the guidance, and the whole issue of the Mid-Term Review. I said I supported that process as an instrument similar to that of the EDI. I have said a time again prudent management could be viewed in different ways. In this way, it would be the Mid-Term Review to show the outcome of the review so that your remaining term is more efficient than the first half, but we need to engage opinions from others that give us best value for guidance...