Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Education, Culture and Employment Programs. In the past, when there have been major developments in the energy field, for example, the government has responded with programs to ensure that benefits and jobs would stay with northern people. Preparation for the construction of the MacKenzie Valley pipeline, for example, saw the Hire North

project. I'm sure Mr. Antoine can remember that. Hundreds of people were hired as a result of that. When the Beaufort was booming we saw Tuk U, which helped a lot of young people become involved in the industry, from CIC and various oil companies.

We are now in the middle of the biggest mineral staking rush in Canadian history, with the diamond and mining activity such as the Izok Lake project. I would like to ask the Minister, is the government involved in setting up training programs in preparation for people to become more heavily involved in the mining industry?