Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Well I am sure my honourable colleague knows what the affirmative action policy is, I think it would be fair to say, a politically sensitive issue. We did, as I said in the previous sitting, we did have a paper in place and we did provide to some people and to our deputies. It would be fair to say that I was not comfortable with the paper. It did not really meet the standards that I wanted to set, as the Minister responsible. I sent it back to the department and asked them to refine it. You know, you cannot look at affirmative action in isolation as my colleague says and a northern employment strategy, to me they are intricately linked.

I am hopeful that next week, and I apologize for not tabling this, because I was asked this question by Mr. Henry and Mr. Ootes in the previous session. I am optimistic that I might be able to table that, hopefully next week. I am hopeful of that. I believe that is when it will happen. I am looking forward to a healthy debate and seeking advice on how we can move forward.

But any Northern Employment Strategy is going to require substantive dollars, and that is one of the things we are going to have to discuss. Either re-allocation of existing, or if there were a ways and means in which for us to generate large sums of money, through the sales of assets or whatever, maybe we would be able to assign it there, but as I say, it is my intent to be able to table it as quickly as possible. I am hoping to table it in conjunction with at least a framework for the Northern Employment strategy, and I look forward at the House to being in the issue, so we can see where everybody sits and what resources are required to move forward on it. Thank you.