Thank you, Mr. Speaker. First I would like to say that I agree with the Member that there is a need for us to be ready in communities for economic development and the opportunities that will come our way from major developments. I think one of the signals that we're moving in that direction is the upcoming split of RWED and our need to be more focused on program delivery and more focused on our clients.
In terms of EDL funding, we handle this in a different manner in various different communities. Some communities do get contribution funding for the position of EDO. Some have chosen to have an RWED employee handle that responsibility. In Hay River there are a couple of RWED employees who are focused on business development, one more so toward petroleum advice and the Member spoke of that in her Member's statement. There isn't a position specific to EDO, so it's handled a little differently in Hay River.
There's also a Community Futures organization that's situated in Hay River and I think that's largely because of the amount of industrial development and the need that Hay River has. Thank you.