Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The information the Member summarized is essentially correct, but Diavik needs a land lease. As of April 1, 2000, the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act, Part 4, comes into effect, which gives the responsibility for water permits, licenses and land use permits to that board. If Diavik does not get their land lease by April 1st, 2000, then they would have to apply for a land use permit, which would go through a 42 day consulting period and so on.
If they carry on with the land lease, they do not need a land use permit. The federal Minister is aware of the situation and, I am sure, is handling it. The other condition that the federal government has placed on the issuing of the necessary permits and so on, was that there be some satisfactory progress on participation agreements and I understand two of those have been completed and the others are proceeding along. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.