The highway system is very critical to the existence of the north, because it provides all of the services. The Mackenzie Valley highway, for example, right now is a winter road system, so for maybe two months of the year we can drive into the isolated communities in the Sahtu. It allows people to drive in and out. They can buy their own groceries, building supplies, and what have you, and that reduces the costs significantly.
It's similar for bringing fuel into the communities. If you can bring it in by winter road, then.... It would be a lot better with an all-weather road, because you wouldn't have to worry about breakup, freeze up, and those kinds of things, or having to fly in most of your basics. Infrastructure is very critical. It allows for economic development and it also reduces the cost of living for people in those affected communities.