Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, the NWT Development Corporation has board members that we appoint, and they take their time from their own schedules to sit on these different boards for us. They look at the business side of running the Arctic Canada Trading Company Limited, and they also make their own resolutions and decisions. So as the Minister, I have left the decision-making up to them; I don't interfere. I think they've made some very good decisions. I think they've turned the whole NWT Development Corporation around in the last two years. The Arctic Canada Trading Company Limited, as well, was in a lot of jeopardy. They've turned it around in the last couple of years. They are now very viable. They've done really good work, so I'd like to commend them.

One small decision is, instead of doing only wholesale, to see if they could venture into corporate sales. They did a one-time shot in November last year of a little flyer that caused me all this concern. Through the board, they've worked with the retailers in Yellowknife and tried to see if they can come to agreement, and there were a number of concessions made. The last attempt was that the corporation requested, in writing, that a member of the NWT arts and crafts retailing community sit on the board of the ACTC. At this point, no one has come forward. So if no one is going to come forward, we thought a member of the NWT arts and crafts retailing community could sit on the board. Then they could look at the policies and maybe improve on them so they could become compatible with the arts and crafts community here in Yellowknife. That was our attempt. We hope that somebody picks up on this and comes forward, and we're prepared to do that. That's the approach that we've taken.

I respect the comments of the member. My words were not to imply or suggest anything. I'll just tell her my view is that there's no confusion on our part; there's clear direction. The board has done a lot of good work and has turned this company, this corporation, around in the last two years, and I commend them for that. Thank you.