Mr. Speaker, just on that: for myself, I feel negotiated contracts are an integral way of stimulating the local economy by generating jobs and employment in a lot of our communities.

I’d like to ask the Premier: in light of the Gwich’in MOU, which clearly states that a percentage of those contracts…. We are trying to build capacity work with the First Nations. We do have an MOU with the Gwich’in Tribal Council, and I know these discussions have taken place annually.

I’d like to ask the Premier: is there a possibility for allowing more time to be spent before they make the decision, from the time a letter goes to the department and it’s publicly stated in the papers, so that at least as an MLA we’re aware that this

process has been changed? I don’t think there’s an avenue for that. I’d like to ask the Premier: is that something that Cabinet considered looking at?