Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, we have begun to work on that one as three territories. There is a territorial working group established and working on that front. As well, I have written to all other Finance Ministers requesting their support on increasing the northern residents tax deduction. I am starting to get their responses back from them agreeing to look at that situation. In fact, I had one of my colleagues actually forward on my letter to the federal Finance Minister. I was hoping we could come together with a provincial/territorial front and joint initiative, but at the same time it doesn't hurt to have everybody's have the heads up. I don't think what we are asking for is out of line. In fact, the way we have packaged it up, we have taken from its inception, I believe 1988, and just worked on the cost of living factor and what it would be equal to today and requested that that would be the figure we are starting to work from.

So with our working group from the three territories and now starting to get input from other jurisdictions, we are hoping we can bring it forward to what my goal is and bring it to the provincial/territorial Ministers' there to the federal table as well for action. Thank you.