Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have another question for the Minister responsible for the Liquor Board. Following up on my question about the recent hearing, I was told that the deputy minister of Safety and Public Services appeared before the board at that hearing before the applicant arrived and apparently told the board that it was to say no to the request with the reasoning being that these types of revisions should be dealt with under the Liquor Act review, which is currently under way.

Mr. Speaker, the review of the Liquor Act will be a slow and careful process, as it should be. To ensure the ideas that all northerners are considered, the process will take two or three more years. My question is, does the Minister feel it is reasonable to deny all applications of the local options provision until this review is completed?