Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I am not sure that this is the right area in the book to bring this up, but I would like to touch a bit on manufacturing and it talks in here about diamond manufacturing. I would like to touch a bit on manufacturing as a whole in the NWT. I know in the Minister's opening comments that he referred to a manufacturing and advisory panel that's working on making a strategy for the NWT for growth in this important sector.

The area that I represent, Mr. Chairman, is indeed very interested in manufacturing and one that we are quite involved in. Manufacturing over the years has been a growth industry in the area I represent in Hay River. For awhile, it was growing at a considerable pace. I would say that there hasn't been a lot of growth in the last few years, and definitely I wouldn't want to say that that is entirely the government's fault but, at the same time, we do know that without government support and government interest in the area, it is slow in growing.

Wherever the government throws its efforts and its priorities, it makes a distinct difference and we see results fairly quickly. I would like to ask the Minister to expand a little bit on this advisory panel that he says has submitted a report. In his opening comments, he says the advisory panel has submitted a report. I would like to get more information on this advisory panel's report and this advisory panel, Mr. Chairman.