I just want to follow up with some of the issues Member Groenewegen raised, and I don’t disagree with some of the concerns she highlighted. My question, of course, evidently will be directed to the Minister of Transportation.
Is it not part of the law to drive with due care and attention to the conditions of the road? I wonder if the Minister could answer that particular question. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Hawkins. The honourable Minister of Transportation, Mr. Ramsay.
Yes, Mr. Speaker.
I appreciate the very clear and succinct answer from the Minister over there. Of course, in that particular case, just for clarity for the public following the issue, if the posted limit is 90 kilometres an hour and the snow causes you to drive slower due to safety, would it not seem reasonable to be driving to the conditions of the road at that time? Thank you.
I believe the Member is asking for my opinion. The question is a bit hypothetical, if you want my opinion. Thank you.
I guess if that is the way he wants to answer the question, but the obvious question is yet again his earlier answer was yes, you drive to the conditions of the road. Does the Minister of Transportation note that there is a concern about the buffalo licking salt off the highways on our roads? Does that not pose a problem with the Department of Transportation or, at the very least, a concern? Thank you.
Mr. Speaker, that certainly would be a concern, but as I have mentioned to Member Groenewegen earlier, we are very proud of the fact that last year we had zero fatalities on the roads here in the Northwest Territories. I think that is a testament to the programs that we have, the Drive Alive program and other public safety efforts that we put forth. We are happy to have zero fatalities on our roads. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Ramsay. Colleagues, I would like to draw your attention to the presence in the gallery of Ms. Danielle Bryan who is a fourth year political science student at the University of Toronto. Ms. Bryan is a student of Professor Graham White, a noted scholar of northern Aboriginal systems of government. She is here to witness our system of government in action. Welcome, Ms. Bryan.
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