Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to address the Minister of Economic Development. Last Friday, in the discussion about sending the Hon. Titus Allooloo to Japan to promote Inuit art, the discussion was about that, and Mr. Pollard made a statement saying that we are talking art; he said we are not talking crafts or handicrafts in this instance. Later on in the discussion on Economic Development, he indicated that the Japanese market was targeted for true Inuit sculpture and art, and that handicrafts and crafts were targeted for Toronto, I believe.

You know, after talking to a lot of Dene people, it is like an insult, that the decision is already made by somebody on your side to market only Inuit art. We have Dene art too, birch bark, moose hair tufting. We have art, too, on our side, and if the government is going to be spending money to send a delegation to Japan, they should also include Dene art in this situation. So I want to know if this could be done; if Dene art could be included with Inuit art when you go to Japan. Thank you.