Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I have some questions for Mr. Bell, the Minister of what we now call RWED and is soon to be a couple of other departments.

It is in the area of the Mackenzie Valley pipeline project and funding and support for organizations, regional governments, to help prepare for this pipeline.

In Wednesday's federal budget, Mr. Speaker, the federal government put $150 million on the table over the next four years to increase federal and regional capacity to respond efficiently and effectively to environmental and regulatory applications associated with the pipeline.

Mr. Speaker, earlier this week I brought to the Assembly the extreme shortfall in funding and support to NGOs and community governments, and this may be part of the answer. I am wondering if the Minister can tell us, is this $150 million that the federal government has on the table going to be accessible to interveners and to parties that came up short in the last round of funding. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.