Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a couple of questions. We all understand the pressures that the Finance Minister and our government are under by the federal government to increase our taxes, and corporate income tax is probably politically one of the more easily attainable taxes that you can increase. I understand that and I sympathize with the Minister. I have a sense of deja vu when we actually have this discussion.

My question to the Minister is and the Minister did what the he felt he had to do, but what companies are looking at right now, it's not just a snapshot of one tax, it's trends. They're looking for some sense of security that this is not going to be an ongoing trend. It's two points this year; next year, two points; the year after, two points. Same with the payroll tax. I know the Minister can't give a definitive response to the question I'm going to ask right now, but I would like to get some indication if the Minister can provide some comfort to companies who right now are looking with a lot of interest at moving to the Northwest Territories, specifically in the mining area, that there won't be increases next year and during the remainder of the life of this government.