Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there is a process agreed upon by the representatives that were attending the Aboriginal Pipeline Group meeting in Hay River last week. The Deh Cho are going through a process of consulting their membership. We should give them that opportunity to do so. At this point in time, my understanding is that there is a whole series of activity going on in the Deh Cho to try to get the views of the people in the Deh Cho region to see how they read the proposal that is before them.

It is difficult to make a comment, a statement to see whether they have veto power. At this point in time, I am told that the only place where they may be able to have a say in regard to any pipeline proposal down the valley would be for environmental reasons, and that would probably be under the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. This is what my understanding is at this point in time. Thank you.