Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I would be glad to arrange with Members of this House meetings and trips into their communities to try to lay out what we have put in place, to explain the reasons why. There is a lot happening in this area and we need to get that across to Members and their constituents. When we took office and I took on this responsibility, it wasn't my intention and a target that I would automatically go after taxes of our own people in the Northwest Territories.

The unfortunate reality is we have to come up with some new revenue to maintain the existing level of programs and services. We have already heard from Members in this House of the need to try to continue some of the programs that are being sunsetted, that were already planned to be sunsetted. When we come forward with reduction scenarios in the future years there is going to be a request to have some more of these programs in place, and we are just unable to do that at this time. We have to come up with our program to match our situation. So that is why it has come forward. I will gladly arrange to go into communities with Members to try to explain through our process. Thank you.