Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Resources, Wildlife and Economic Development, Mr. Kakfwi. It is regarding his statement in the House today, on his trip to Antwerp, London and Brussels. I would first like to thank the Minister for taking the time out to promote the Northwest Territories as he is doing and, in particular, to our newest industry of diamonds. Myself, Mr. Speaker, and others in this House had the opportunity to visit London and Antwerp as the Minister did. We were able to see diamond cutting and polishing there and it did not take us long to decide that, yes, we could do that in the Northwest Territories and there would be opportunities for the people here to play a role in that.
We have since, as a government, supported Sirius Diamonds who are starting a factory in cutting and polishing diamonds in the Northwest Territories. The government is to be commended for that and Members of this House for supporting that initiative. The Minister talked about other players who he had talked to, who are very interested in relocating in the Northwest Territories, and my question to the Minister is, was there any discussion of financing such projects with these organizations that he had conversations with? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.