Thank you, Mr. Chairman. It is good to hear the news about the strategic planning. My two questions; the workshop in Hay River was part of the discussion around how the Arctic Winter Games fits into the broad strategic plan, and how does it relate? Does it complement community sport or does it do just the opposite?

The other concern I have, Mr. Chairman, is the sheer size and cost of the winter games compared to our population. It is a relatively small number of athletes, a few hundred, possibly. If my memory serves me correctly, the vast majority come from Yellowknife. There are some regions that were not represented. If it were not for things like super soccer and high school hockey tournaments that have been arranged, in spite of the Arctic Winter Games, there would not be any of these activities that bring students at all levels and ages to participate in the kind of intramural, inter-community, inter-regional sporting events that used to take place, which are now the exception rather than the rule. Could the Minister indicate what kind of discussion took place about the winter games, and has the government taken a clear hard look at the logistics, the money, and the amount of athletes involved for the money we are spending. Thank you.