Mr. Chairman, I think we have two opportunities to improve our situation. First of all, we have begun initial discussions and the sharing of information as the first step of negotiating a new financing formula with the federal government. On that, of course, our objective is to have as good a net result as possible for our government. I do not know if we can reach 50 percent, but we will negotiate as thoroughly as we can.

Secondly, through the devolution of resource revenue sharing arrangements, negotiations that are starting now between ourselves, the federal government and the aboriginal governments through the Intergovernmental Forum is the second opportunity. Certainly our objective is to get as good a return for Northwest Territories residents as possible.