Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The aboriginal leadership had followed their motion in Fort Liard of January, 2000, with a subsequent decision in June, which saw the mandate of a special group that would look at the business terms and conditions under which to partner with possible groups to see the development of a proposal for a pipeline that could be then seen through the filing of an application. The pipeline working group has a political mandate, and it has been duly mandated by the aboriginal leadership of the Northwest Territories. So this government has given support to that.

The aboriginal pipeline working group has worked specifically with the Delta producers to bring Canadian Delta gas within the Northwest Territories down the Mackenzie Valley.

There is another proposal being bandied about publicly. We have never seen any documentation giving any credibility or substance to it, which suggests that if they could ever get it, they would like to take Alaskan gas down over the top and down the Mackenzie Valley. That is a different proposal altogether.

There is no identifiable group proposing this. It is seen as a largely private initiative by some individuals, all on the assumption that it could be financed and that there is merit in looking at 100 percent ownership by aboriginal groups, and that it is all predicated on the assumption that the Alaskan producers will allow their gas to be put into such a pipe. It is a different scenario and a different proposal altogether. Thank you.