Mr. Speaker, I take it that the question relates to Yellowknife. Mr. Speaker, in all the government's involvement, and even with decentralization, certainly with Yellowknife, it continues to grow. I do not think that there has been any decline. We heard, just the other day, about the lay-off of Nerco staff, miners, and workers.
Mr. Speaker, I would like to suggest that, even though Yellowknife might have some foreboding feeling about being left out, or not being considered as a viable economy, that is not the case. Mr. Speaker, Yellowknife will continue to be a central area, which will benefit, much like Edmonton, in terms of forming other avenues to northern parts of the country.
As we develop any kind of economic approach in other parts of the Northwest Territories, it seems that there is always something left and some role for Yellowknife, in whatever happens, particularly in the western part of the Northwest Territories. Certainly, what I would see is that, with the continuing exploration of mining, that Yellowknife will play a big role in the supply area, and a focal point in distribution.
We see, even with hydro development, a lot of the spin-off benefits will come to Yellowknife mainly because of the infrastructure that is here. In terms of any other kinds of development, it seems that Yellowknife has a role to play, and does get spin-offs as a support community to other communities in the western part of the Northwest Territories. Thank you.