Thank you, Madam Chairperson. There are a number of parts to the point that the Member is making here related to benefits. Our socioeconomic agreement negotiations affect benefit and access negotiations with the claimant organizations. I think he is making the point that we have certainly heard as we have traveled in communities. I have been in Inuvik now and around the process in the forum that MACA and RWED shared in Norman Wells. As well, I look forward to discussions in Fort Simpson.

I think that the main point for us to make is that we do believe the socioeconomic agreements, by and large, have been very successful, in terms of the diamond mines. If you look at the business opportunities that have been generated, if you look at the massive employment for northerners that has been created and the huge shot in the arm to the territorial economy that has come because of benefits being left here in the North, I think that you get the bigger picture of the extent of the benefit of the socioeconomic agreement.

Yes, we are working through this and are trying to find support for value-added industry. I think, as there was discussion in the House today, we have got some work there to discuss how we can more broadly support that industry, and we are prepared to do that. By and large, these socioeconomic agreements have been, I believe, a huge success and you have seen these mines leave major benefits in the North.

Currently underway in the pipeline project is the environmental impact statement review, and we are certainly paying attention to all of the interventions that are being made. We are using that intervention process to understand the kinds of things that we need to ensure that we focus on, as and when we are creating the socioeconomic agreement. Additionally, we are taking our direction from the Joint Cabinet/AOC Pipeline Planning Committee, and we do expect that Members are in constant touch with their communities and constituents and can provide us the kind of feedback we need.

That work is being done, we are coordinating with departments and soliciting their departmental input to better understand the various different aspects of the socioeconomic agreement. I don't think we can forget the benefit and access negotiations currently underway with claimant organizations. This government has been involved with industry and with the federal government in funding some of these discussions, through the RPDP program, Resource Pre-development Program, that was recently -- in the last couple of months, I think -- announced.

We are doing a number of things and our Joint Cabinet/AOC Pipeline Planning Committee will continue to do consultation, will continue work with its membership and with the various different line departments to ensure we come up with the best socioeconomic agreement possible. Thank you.