Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I was aware that the Department of Defence had suggested a couple of years ago that they wanted to be exempt from the
requirement by Environment Canada regarding the requirements limitations on the burying of PCBs in the Arctic, using of landfill sites. I am not aware at this time whether or not there is, in fact, a request by a federal department to Environment Canada asking for a change in that environmental requirement at this time. I know that Christine Stewart, the Minister of Environment, in a meeting we had recently in Inuvik said, categorically there was no suggestion by her department or herself at this time to comply with any such request if it was received. Thank you.