Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, as we put together our strategy last year, the first step was to meet with the Minister of DIAND as the lead Minister for the North, meet with the Prime Minister, with the Minister of Finance. All of them said that they understood our situation and asked us to put together our strategy. What do we need in order to have good, sound investments in the North?

We put together the Non-Renewable Resource Strategy. We have been explaining that in both the political level and also at the bureaucratic level, to ensure that people understand that. We have taken it to the aboriginal leaders on two occasions, once with the Intergovernmental Forum and once with the Aboriginal Summit.

I believe most aboriginal leaders are generally onside. They may not agree with us on every piece of it, but generally speaking, they are in agreement with what we are trying to do.

I think we are making some progress on this. We have to be very careful as a government that we do not alienate our partners in it, particularly the aboriginal leaders but also the industry side.

Is the federal government working with us? I think they are. I think we need to get their attention and understanding of what is happening in the North. As I mentioned earlier, Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Finance is coming to Yellowknife on March 4th. I am meeting with him here. I hope to again have him in Yellowknife to get a better understanding of the opportunities that exist here. Thank you.