Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We are also currently struggling to get mine employees to move north. If we are talking about anything that is going to increase the consumer price index in the North, we have to be careful. We cannot do anything to make it even more difficult.
As I said, I am sensitive about being too critical. The Premier in the past has often said to this side of the House, "Listen, you want these certain programs. You are quick to criticize, but not very quick to urge us on and congratulate us when we do initiate good programs." I think, Mr. Speaker, I would liken it to possibly having a 23-year old son who comes home one day after lying around the couch playing video games for four years telling me he has a job. I think everybody would be excited and happy, but you would want to make sure your son was not sticking up convenience stores and snatching purses, Mr. Speaker.
I am concerned that we need to see detail from this government. If our intent is to, in a roundabout way, get royalties from industry, is this how we are going to go about doing it? What about long-term fixed contracts for northern businesses with these mines? Mr. Speaker, it is highly possible that they are going to have to eat the cost of these transportation increases.
The other day, we were reminiscing about names we had called the Finance Minister from this side of the House. I hope we do not have to add stick-up artist and purse snatcher. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.