Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There has been a lot of concern and a lot of interest by our government on ensuring that this pipeline moves ahead,
and moves ahead in a timely fashion. Since we have gotten into the new 15th Assembly, I had a meeting with the Prime Minister in late January, and this issue was raised with him. My suggestion to the Prime Minister at the time was that the Mackenzie Valley pipeline was critical enough to all of Canada that it really needed to be directed from the central agencies of the federal government, particularly PCO and by federal Cabinet. Since that time, he has appointed the Deputy Prime Minister, Anne McLellan, as the chair of a federal pipeline committee. Deputy Prime Minister McLellan called me last week; I have had a telephone conversation with her. I have identified with her some of the concerns that we have and we have agreed that we would maintain open communications to ensure that we are doing everything within our capability to keep this pipeline moving on schedule. So, Mr. Speaker, that is an overview of the main issues we have been dealing with. We have also worked closely with aboriginal governments on the ownership issue as well as other matters. We have also begun the process of negotiating a socioeconomic agreement. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.