Mr. Speaker, I think we did a number of things. We didn't raise taxes and we didn't raise corporate taxes. We said we wanted to get control of the resources in the Northwest Territories which we believe will cut out some of this duplication. Right now, companies have to deal with us, they have to deal with sometimes two or three departments in Ottawa, and by the time they get to us, it must be very difficult for them. In the budget speech, we said that if Mr. Todd is able to make an arrangement and we are able to take over the northern accord, we would be understanding of these companies' desire to have a system which is less bureaucratic and more prone to making decisions quickly and with less paperwork.

We have been lobbied by mining companies and they've told us how difficult it is. I think what we were saying in the budget speech is if we take over responsibility, we have got to make it more efficient and recognize that these people need to get on with their business, as opposed to fighting with the government all the time. That's the message we were trying to send, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.