Madam Speaker, I did write a letter to the Honourable David Collenette on February 4. I have not received a response from the Minister of National Defence. I think the only issue that Members may feel a little comforted by is that I know the Minister of National Defence did state that the United States government should not presume further tests will be allowed after the two planned for this winter and that Ottawa is rethinking its agreements with the United States. So, the Minister of National Defence has put the United States on notice, and we are continuing to urge Ottawa to make sure that the concerns of Northwest Territories residents are paramount in their thinking when they are making their decisions and developing policy.

We have asked the Defence Minister to spend some time with us and asked also, if he is busy, that certainly, in the consultation process on what's going to happen, our officials get together at the earliest possible time. Also, when I was in Ottawa, I did mention to the Prime Minister that we had concerns about the cruise missile testing, that we applauded his initial statement and also asked that he encourage the Minister of National Defence to reply to us officially. Thank you.