Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I looked through these four pages for a total of approximately $20 million dollars and I notice examples where funding is provided for economic development officers.

I would like to talk a moment about the economic development arm of the city of Yellowknife. Some years in the past, the Department of Economic Development and Tourism supported the city of Yellowknife through a contribution similar to what is happening with a number of other communities. I believe that those monies have been put to good use and not only for the city of Yellowknife, there is one initiative that they took on in trying to promote the Northwest Territories from the film point of view and it is a very heavy intensity of employment used in that particular industry. The spin-offs that have been generated in other communities from work done by the city of Yellowknife development officers created work performed in Iqaluit, some in Fort Simpson, and some in Fort Smith. I think that this position has demonstrated that there have been spin-offs to the Territories and not just localized.

As I look at these pages, my question to the Minister is where would the city of Yellowknife, especially in these difficult economic times where we have lost a number of employees and could use some financial support to try and get this worthwhile venture back on its feet, could the Minister point out to me on these pages where his department could be approached by city officials for some financial support in their economic development office? Thank you, Mr. Chair.