Mr. Speaker, there is some controversy across Canada right now because there is a very aggressive province on the east coast that is attracting people from as far away as BC by giving out certain tax holidays or certain concessions. It would be my contention that governments aren't very good at this kind of thing, Mr. Speaker. If something is there to make a profit and people are going to be hired, et cetera, it probably doesn't need government help, other than the fact that tax rates should be competitive with the rest of Canada. There shouldn't be any reason to give these people an advantage to go and dig something out of the ground. It should be an all-round economic advantage for the owners, for the people who work there, and for the people who live and die in the Northwest Territories.

Yes, we have looked at giving tax holidays. Yes, we have looked at giving incentives. The only thing that I would be prepared to suggest at the present time, Mr. Speaker, is some kind of payment to companies that will hire people from the Northwest Territories and train those people. I believe that Mr. Nerysoo has been looking at that, but that would be the only thing I would suggest at the present time, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.