Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, there are other examples in government of funding designated for specific areas to try and help those regions cope with the impacts or development training initiatives and so on. There are examples across government of that, not to the size of this one, but the fact is, again, federal funding tied over 10 years; and the potential is, whether the Member feels it is a smoke screen or not, that it will offset impacts to the northern communities. By doing that, it would further offset what we would have to deal with if this money wasn't there and this development were to proceed.

For the contracting out portion, the Member is correct; $75,000 is for contract services. I don't have the detail of that with me as to what they are planning and what types of contracts they are planning to enter into, but even when you look at the $75,000 for a fiscal year, that might get you one person to do a number of reports. That is something else we would have to get clarity from the department on for further information. Thank you.