Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Regarding a question I asked earlier to the Minister regarding the Mackenzie Valley Resource Management Act. Under clause 115, under guiding principles, it clearly states that:

The process established by this Part shall be carried out in a timely and expeditious manner and shall have regard to:

(a) the protection of the environment from the significant adverse impacts of proposed developments; and

(b) the protection of the social, cultural and economic well being of residents and communities in the Mackenzie Valley.

I think as a Minister, if we as a government have a responsibility to the social and economic and cultural well being of communities where we do have the mandate to carry that out, and as a government, have we ever looked at this clause in the Mackenzie Valley Resource Act, to ensure that the communities are aware of this chapter and that we as a government present a position to the oil and gas developers and to communities that we have a position on the socio-economic agreements, like we have with the oil and gas or the mining companies?

This is a section that clearly states the well being of residents and communities in the Mackenzie Valley. That clause is directed at this government.

I would like to ask the Minister, what are you doing as a government to ensure that we are carrying out the responsibilities in this agreement to ensure that the well being, the social and cultural economic well being of the residents are being taken care of through these different activities that are happening through oil and gas, mining or anything that is coming forth by means of, say, environmental reviews or an application process?