Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Just a couple of quick comments in regard to the opening statements by the Ministers. I made it clear that it's very important that we move forward with the Mackenzie Valley pipeline issue. It's too bad that we sort of are reacting to something that Imperial Oil put upon us here in regard to the announcement they made. So we're put into a place where we're reacting to something that we should have been prepared for.

Mr. Chairman, there are a couple of things I would like to touch on. One is a question for the Premier on his sessional statement. Again, in his talks with the federal government, it's very clear he indicated that the federal government is making a real commitment to work with this government and the affected communities along the pipeline route. Can the Premier indicate to people on this side of the House just exactly how committed is the federal government to actually making funds available at this time? Thank you.