Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Yes, originally, I did receive a comment from the DEC that perhaps there should be a meeting, but we verbally contacted them back and I asked them if there was any possibility for them looking at a proposal by the Hay River DEA. The word I got back from the chair was that no, there was not an interest in that by the other members.

What I did then was send a letter to the chair of the DEC suggesting that if they wanted me to come, could they please put the issue on the table. I encouraged them to continue the process of rebuilding relations and I wrote to them to meet with the DEC about any proposed change in government or any other function that is agreed upon by the DEC and all DEAs in the division, and I would be more than willing to come and meet with them on that. I received no word back on that. Thank you.