Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My question is in the area of the environmental protection on the issues that are coming to the forefront at Royal Oak. In regard to the possibility of a clean-up, we are talking some $250 million. We have a situation where we are finding traces of water contamination in our communities. We have had a national incident in Ontario, in regard to Walkerton.

I am just wondering if we, as a government, really have the resources or the ability to take on these large costs associated with clean-up. Also, the possibility of monitoring the environment so that we can safeguard the public, ensuring that they are secure with the different contaminants that are around us?

I am just wondering, can the Minister tell me if they do have an actual cost of what this government is going to have to face on the clean-up of Giant Mine? How much of that $200-and-odd-million, is our responsibility?