Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Just for clarification, I don't think the middle of November deadline is a go/no-go position. This is the target that industry has set for determining whether or not they are prepared to go into public hearings. That doesn't mean if they aren't quite ready then, and they want more time, that they wouldn't wait a little longer. But it's not a go/no-go date on the project. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to clarify that. That is industry's position. It's not the position of the federal government; it's not the position of our government; and I don't think it's the position of the aboriginal governments. That is what industry set as their target when they would tell us whether or not they would go to public hearings.

Mr. Speaker, these are negotiations, but I think every public position that's taken by any of the parties should be taken very seriously, to answer the Member's question. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.