Thank you, Mr. Speaker. In the Northwest Territories, it is the federal government that has responsibility for regulating mining and detailing the terms and conditions under which mining can happen. Canada has, in my view, a dual responsibility. It has a responsibility to outline exactly what is required in the interest of Canada and all Canadians. It also has a responsibility to outline, protect and promote the interest of people of the Northwest Territories
since it is our land, it is our resources and it is in their jurisdiction, in the terms and conditions that are laid out. The Minister of Finance and myself have our intentions outlined clearly to the Minister of Finance and the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs. Later this month the federal government should be prepared to put in those mining regulations in relation to the diamond industry to outline in detail what it is that the Government of Canada, on behalf of Canadians, but also on behalf of people in Northwest Territories, exactly what it is that they have to do in order to get into the diamond production here in Canada. Thank you.