Thank you, Mr. Speaker. My question is to the Minister of Economic Development and Tourism, especially in regard to the resource sector. We have heard a lot of talk of the question about trying to generate new revenues in the Northwest Territories and the possibility of the amount of money that the federal government gets for royalties and other things. I would like to ask the Minister what is happening in regard to the progress of the Northern Accord negotiations? There was no mention of it in the budget speech, yet the aboriginal groups play a big role.

In regard to the Gwich'in Agreement, subsection resources, section 21.1.6 states, the Government of the Northwest Territories shall involve the Gwich'in in the development and implementation of Northern Accord of oil and gas in the Northwest Territories, which is being negotiated pursuing to an enabling agreement dated September 5, 1988, between the Government of Canada and the Government of the Northwest Territories which is the Northern Accord Agreement. Can the Minister tell me what progress has been made to date in regard to the Northern Accord negotiations between the aboriginal groups?