Mr. Speaker, this has been a point that seems to be difficult to get clear or get across to everyone, and it is unfortunate. What the Premier has been saying, and the Minister of Finance and myself, since January, is that we are prepared to look at sharing the ownership of the lands and resources in the north with aboriginal governments. So the Government of the Northwest Territories with the aboriginal governments should propose together to assume ownership of resources of the north, that is the land and the sub-surface resources, including the waters.

We have also proposed, on a number of occasions, that we are prepared to discuss sharing the revenue that would flow from the development of these resources. We are prepared to discuss sharing the revenue and that the revenue should be shared between aboriginal governments and the Government of the Northwest Territories. That is what Premier Jim Antoine, Finance Minister Todd, now Minister Dent, and myself as the lead Minister have been offering as a basis to start discussions with aboriginal governments since January. Thank you.