Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Not a lot on this bill, but a couple of comments I wanted to make about concerns that were raised while this bill was out for consultation. I am aware that this bill is being looked at because of labour mobility provisions in the Agreement on Internal Trade. However, the department states that it does not anticipate an increase in the number of southern agencies doing business in the Northwest Territories as a result of these changes.
It specifies that the act will still retain specific requirements; that agencies maintain a local business office, have Northwest Territories trust accounts and meet Northwest Territories bonding for educational requirements. Are there any possibilities that a southern firm could meet all of these requirements and set up shop in the Territories where they cannot now?