Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, with the coordination and involvement of industry, the people from the different municipalities in the Beaufort Sea, the community leaders and the aboriginal leaders in the Beaufort Sea-Mackenzie Delta who will be affected by these developments, I feel it is critical this government moves fast on this effort.

It is essential we ensure we are ready for these developments as we know there is already some significant activity taking place, with more on the way. Is the Minister committed to funding a regional conference in Inuvik to deal with oil and gas in the next couple of months? We are looking at possibly November or December.