Thank you, Mr. Speaker. No, this was not the reason why we requested a review of our program. The review of the program was initiated by the interested people of the Northwest Territories. This morning I met with the forestry group, consisting of all areas of the western Arctic. They have been asking the department to see if we could improve our ability to employ or utilize our resources to their full extent in hiring local people. They also wanted us to see
if we could improve our ability to contract northern businesses. The Cabinet asked me to see if we could improve in those areas. Thank you.