Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question is to the Minister of Renewable Resources. I received a fax yesterday from the Hay River Reserve. There is a concern about Evergreen Forestry, Mr. Speaker. The company itself is a company combined of Fort Providence and the Hay River Reserve, and the problem they are having right now is that they have been put on hold with regard to an agreement. The five-year agreement was signed, with three years of operation and an option of two additional years. The difficulty right now is that the government has indicated that they are not going to negotiate the two other optional years until they come up with their privatization policy or direction.
Mr. Speaker, while the government is still addressing that whole privatization issue, there is a situation where spring is around the corner, summer is around the corner, and we still have not had any direction in that area. I would like to ask the Minister whether or not he will be dealing with Evergreen Forestry with regard to the two optional years. They would like to operate for the next two years.