Thank you. Recognizing the clock, I will keep my comments fairly short and Mr. Ootes can possibly give me a response so that other Members will get a chance.

He mentioned we would be remiss if we did not have working documents and strategies before we got the money, and we can hardly be expected to get money if we cannot show how we intend to use it. I would agree with Mr. Ootes in this respect. I think where I would disagree is in the fact that these documents have been made public. There have been press releases. Numbers like $12 million have been thrown around. It is not the department's fault that when they publicize the fact that we have spent $500,000 but hope to spend $12 million. That is what the public sees. They see the $12 million. They do not see the $500,000 that we have allocated already. I do not know if it is irresponsible but it certainly raises hopes among the people of the Northwest Territories that we are going to have all of this money and have all of these positions and do all of these great things, when in fact that may or may not be the case.

That is just a comment. I would not argue that we need strategies. I just do not know why we could not keep these things internal and get some feedback before we go and do a dog and pony show. I do not mean that with any disrespect, but when we get calls such as, "Where do we go and sign up for these positions?", I do think that it is irresponsible.

The other question I have is we have looked at these five-year plans and I agree we can move these things on as we get the money, but this is a political question and maybe it is a question for the Premier. At what point are we going to give up? At what point are we going to say we have a Non-Renewable Resource Strategy, we have a Human Resource Development Strategy, we have whatever. It requires federal funds. We are not getting any federal funds. Is there going to be a date and time six months down the road? A year down the road? A year and a half? Five years? Certainly the public is not going to stand for us carrying this on for ten years, hoping that we will get federal money in the neighbourhood of $200 million.

So I am hoping that Mr. Ootes can sort of speak to when he expects we will make the decision to pull the plug, as it were, if we are not going to get any money?