Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to ask some questions of Mr. Kakfwi in regards to the mineral oil and gas development the territory. This morning he made a statement in that regard, and I also responded. I had a statement prepared in that regard. My question for the Minister would relate to his comments that he is forming a deputy ministers' committee to identify issues and prepare recommendations relating to the management of MacKenzie Valley Development. I feel that we need to go a lot further than that, and need to start investing money so that the communities start benefiting from this. I see where we need to ensure that there is an aboriginal and northern corporate capacity developed.

I wonder if the Minister could tell me what kind of support he has from Cabinet that would lend to making this the number one priority for this government to address over the next several months so that we can start assisting the communities down the valley and start assisting the aboriginal groups to take advantage of the tremendous potential that is out there so that they can get some economic independence and job creation for themselves. I see areas here that we can provide assistance to facilitate infrastructure projects for the communities, accelerate geoscience activities and provide training and support. I am wondering if the Minister could tell me what kind of priority this government is placing on that particular area with respect to investment, money and resource-wise? Thank you.