The exchange in the House of Assembly is as follows;

MR. ANDERSEN: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, my question today is for the Minister of Transportation and Works, and Aboriginal Affairs. Minister, now that the public sector workers have voluntarily returned to work, can the minister inform the House and this Province as to how soon the ferry services throughout the Province will return to their normal schedules?

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Minister of Transportation and Works, and Aboriginal Affairs.

MR. RIDEOUT: Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

I thank the hon. member for his question. As far as I know, all of the provincial ferry services returned on schedule this morning.

MR. SPEAKER: A supplementary, the hon. the Member for Torngat Mountains.

MR. ANDERSEN: Minister, with the annual spring runoff, many roads in the Province are still washed out, making safety and road conditions very dangerous. Can the minister confirm to the people of this Province that his department is doing everything possible to complete this emergency work as quickly as possible?

MR. SPEAKER: The hon. the Minister of Transportation and Works, and Aboriginal Affairs.

MR. RIDEOUT: Yes, Mr. Speaker, I can confirm that.