Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, yes, totally. Thank you.

Mr. Speaker, the Minister went on to indicate in the media that we wanted to go beyond cutting and polishing and get into things like trading in diamonds and making jewelry. What other financial opportunities does this industry offer us, if we are going to go beyond just cutting and polishing? What are the other benefits that we are looking at from the diamond industry as a whole? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, I think the Member is quoting from a reporter's observations during a constituency meeting and I was responding as an MLA. In terms of a diamond strategy and what are the other opportunities, those are more questions that the Minister responsible for the diamond industry could answer more than I can. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Mr. Speaker, what are the other financial opportunities that are at our doorstep as a consequence of diamond mining? Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, potentially there is a whole chain of financial opportunity that there are value-added benefits that go, in my view, all the way to jewelry and trading of diamonds and so on. There is also opportunity, as I expect, not for this government but for future governments on taxation and so on. There are many opportunities and I think the more people that are employed, the more income tax they pay. There could be a whole list of opportunities that the government could take advantage of as we see this industry blossom. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Your final supplementary, Mr. Braden.

Mr. Speaker, what steps or what kind of strategies are on the way right now to help us capitalize on those as yet unrealized opportunities? Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Braden. The honourable Minister of Finance, Mr. Handley.

Mr. Speaker, as I said before, it is the Minister of RWED who is responsible for the diamond strategy and he is working on that. I really can't answer for him of how that is all unfolding and what the opportunities are and how they would come about and when. I think it is, again, Mr. Speaker, a question that is more appropriate for the Minister of RWED. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Minister. Item 6, oral questions. The honourable Member for Hay River North, Mr. Delorey.