Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The Ministers opened the afternoon up with a number of discussions about the coming major developments and how we're going about getting ready for that. I wanted to applaud especially, Mr. Speaker, the comments -- I believe they were from Mr. Miltenberger -- regarding the social programs and Ministers developing a consultation plan with effective governments and NGOs over the next several months. This is excellent, to build on the example of what MACA did with communities in Inuvik late last year. That planning is underway to hold workshops on social impacts in those regions most affected by the pipeline early in the new fiscal year.

But I'm wondering, Mr. Speaker, while we're laying out all these ideas about consultation and working together in collaboration, are we really resourcing the communities, the NGOs and the other organizations adequately to really be a part of this process. Early indications are that, at least from the regulatory process itself, the work of the National Energy Board Joint Review Panel, this is not the case. The Status of Women, Mr. Speaker, estimated that it would need $105,000 to complete its work on behalf of women in the NWT; it got $12,500. CARC, the Sierra Foundation, the World Wildlife Federation asked for $70,000; they got $15,000.